There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Madrid by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cairns to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CNS - MAD
26h 10m€607–3,273Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane CTN - MAD
34h 25m€580–3,110Fly Cairns to Valencia Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane CNS - VLC
- Take the train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartíntrain
29h 4m€646–3,400Fly Cairns to Bilbao Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CNS - BIO
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartíntrain
31h 48m€652–3,279Fly Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane CNS - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain
27h 23m€867–1,536Fly Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane CNS - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
- Take the train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartíntrain
34h 4m€884–3,032
Cairns (CNS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Madrid is to fly and train which costs €850 - €1600 and takes 27h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Madrid is to fly which takes 26h 10m and costs €600 - €3300.
The distance between Cairns and Madrid is 16088 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Cairns to Madrid, including transfers.
Madrid is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:19 AM in Cairns and 1:19 AM in Madrid.
There are 6894+ hotels available in Madrid.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Madrid, Spain?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) once daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Valencia Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €800–3,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,000
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cairns to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Valencia Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Valencia Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,800
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,000
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Cairns to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–3,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €900–4,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €850–4,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Bilbao Airport via Singapore Changi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €550–3,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valencia Joaquin Sorolla to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from San Sebastian/Donostia to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
- €45–70
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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