There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Kimberley by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly Cairns to Kimberley
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kimberley (KIM)plane CNS - KIM
24h 9mR 16,576–39,357Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Kimberley
cheapest- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Kimberley (KIM)plane CTN - KIM
32h 25mR 15,448–36,946Fly Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN)plane CNS - BFN
- Take the taxi from Bram Fischer International Airport (BFN) to Kimberleytaxi
28h 5mR 19,192–43,749Fly Cairns to Sishen, taxi
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sishen (SIS)plane CNS - SIS
- Take the taxi from Sishen (SIS) to Kimberleytaxi
28h 29mR 34,978–80,728
Cairns (CNS) to Kimberley (KIM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Kimberley is to bus and fly which costs R 15 000 - R 37 000 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Kimberley is to fly which takes 24h 9m and costs R 16 000 - R 40 000.
The distance between Cairns and Kimberley is 11908 km.
It takes approximately 24h 9m to get from Cairns to Kimberley, including transfers.
Kimberley is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:58 PM in Cairns and 1:58 PM in Kimberley.
There are 184+ hotels available in Kimberley.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Kimberley, South Africa?
Singapore Airlines, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kimberley (KIM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–40,000
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Darwin, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–42,000
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Alice Springs, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–40,000
Flights from Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–42,000
Flights from Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport via Darwin, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–45,000
Flights from Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–42,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kimberley via Cairns, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–35,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kimberley via Cairns, Alice Springs, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–35,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–95,000
Flights from Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–100,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kimberley via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–80,000
Flights from Cairns to Sishen via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 23,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Sishen via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 33,000–80,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Cairns to Kimberley via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–95,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Cairns to Bram Fischer International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–55,000
- 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
- R 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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