There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Chile by plane or train
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Fly Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane CNS - SCL
20h 17m$696–1,886Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL)plane TSV - SCL
26h 38m$586–2,500Fly Cairns to Antofagasta Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Antofagasta Airport (ANF)plane CNS - ANF
23h 9m$1,038–2,766Fly Cairns to La Araucanía International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO)plane CNS - ZCO
23h 57m$792–2,138
Cairns (CNS) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Chile is to train and fly which costs $550 - $2,500 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Chile is to fly which takes 20h 17m and costs $650 - $1,900.
The distance between Cairns and Chile is 13235 km.
It takes approximately 20h 17m to get from Cairns to Chile, including transfers.
There are 3461+ hotels available in Chile.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Chile?
Jetstar, LATAM Chile, and Qantas fly from Cairns (CNS) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Antofagasta Airport via Sydney, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Antofagasta Airport via Melbourne, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Cairns to La Araucanía International Airport via Sydney, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Cairns to La Araucanía International Airport via Melbourne, Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Townsville Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Townsville Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Townsville Airport to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–896
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $30–50
- AChoice
- $45–60
- Gold Class
- $715
- Heritage Class
- $896
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