There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to England by plane or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CNS - LHR
25h 50m£624–1,255Fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
26h 6m£424–1,570Fly to London City Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CNS - LCY
26h 7m£690–2,541Fly to Birmingham Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CNS - BHX
25h 34m£541–1,439Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
24h 38m£459–2,517Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CNS - LBA
27h 59m£500–1,800Fly to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CNS - STN
26h 55m£456–1,025Fly to Bristol Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CNS - BRS
33h 50m£435–1,451
Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to England is to fly which costs £450 - £1,100 and takes 26h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to England is to fly and train which takes 24h 38m and costs £450 - £2,600.
The distance between Cairns and England is 9491 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 50m to get from Cairns to England, including transfers.
England is 10h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:03 PM in Cairns and 7:03 AM in England.
There are 21209+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and England?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and Lufthansa fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) twice daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420–2,600
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,500
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–4,100
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £460–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairns to London City Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–4,000
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Bristol Airport via Tokyo Narita, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to London Stansted Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,800
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
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