There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Japan by plane or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CNS - KIX
10h 44m¥40,156–103,903Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane CNS - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
10h 49m¥40,551–99,886Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CNS - ITM
31h 42m¥87,441–176,103Fly to Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane CNS - FUK
23h 41m¥54,046–163,027Fly to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane CNS - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain
25h 13m¥55,377–130,503Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane CNS - NGO
12h 39m¥54,566–163,930Fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane CNS - HND
13h 39m¥74,053–184,832
Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Japan is to fly which costs ¥40000 - ¥110000 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Japan is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs ¥40000 - ¥110000.
The distance between Cairns and Japan is 5865 km.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Cairns to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 1h behind Cairns. It is currently 11:34 PM in Cairns and 10:34 PM in Japan.
There are 12649+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Japan?
Jetstar, JetStar Japan, and Singapore Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Port Moresby, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Port Moresby, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Tokyo International Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–500,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Port Moresby, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–120,000
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Cairns to Narita International Airport via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to New Chitose Airport via Port Moresby, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–280,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–500,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–320,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Fukuoka Airport via Port Moresby, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–290,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
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