There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Iceland by plane or bus
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Fly Cairns to Keflavík International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CNS - KEF
28h 33m$935–2,712Fly Cairns to Reykjavik
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Reykjavik (RKV)plane CNS - RKV
38h 47m$802–5,850Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Keflavík International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane CTN - KEF
36h 49m$990–7,122Fly Cairns to Akureyri Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Akureyri Airport (AEY)plane CNS - AEY
35h 12m$1,094–7,970
Cairns (CNS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Iceland is to fly which costs $900 - $2,800 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Iceland is to fly which takes 28h 33m and costs $900 - $2,800.
The distance between Cairns and Iceland is 14712 km.
It takes approximately 28h 33m to get from Cairns to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 10h behind Cairns. It is currently 1:28 AM in Cairns and 3:28 PM in Iceland.
There are 653+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Iceland?
Singapore Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Singapore Changi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Reykjavik via Singapore Changi, London Gatwick, Akureyri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Cairns to Keflavík International Airport via Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Akureyri Airport via Singapore Changi, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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