There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Madagascar by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairns to Ivato International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CNS - TNR
35h 30m$965–2,249Fly Cairns to Sambava Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sambava Airport (SVB)plane CNS - SVB
2d 3h$700–1,800Fly Cairns to Toamasina Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane CNS - TMM
36h 15m$1,202–2,808Fly Cairns to Arrachart Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Arrachart Airport (DIE)plane CNS - DIE
2d 2h$1,342–3,145Fly Cairns to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane CNS - MJN
2d 10h$1,229–2,873Fly Cairns to Tulear
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Tulear (TLE)plane CNS - TLE
2d 5h$836–1,959Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane CTN - TNR
42h 21m$945–2,128
Cairns (CNS) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Madagascar is to fly which costs $700 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Madagascar is to fly which takes 35h 30m and costs $950 - $2,300.
The distance between Cairns and Madagascar is 10266 km.
It takes approximately 35h 30m to get from Cairns to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 7h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:56 PM in Cairns and 2:56 PM in Madagascar.
There are 286+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Madagascar?
Qantas, Air Mauritius, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Arrachart Airport via Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Arrachart Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Tulear via Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Tulear via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Tulear via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Cairns to Sambava Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Sambava Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Toamasina Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Arrachart Airport via Singapore Changi, Suvarnabhumi, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Arrachart Airport via Ngurah Rai, Suvarnabhumi, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 23h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairns, Perth, Mauritius, St-Denis
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Ivato International Airport via Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Ivato International Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Ivato International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairns, Alice Springs, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Cairns to Ivato International Airport via Darwin, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Ivato International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairns, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Ivato International Airport via Cairns, Darwin, Perth, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cairns to Cooktown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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