There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CNS - MAN
26h 27m£788–1,031Fly to Liverpool, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CNS - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
27h 52m£542–1,778Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CNS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 11m£561–1,455Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CNS - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 11m£778–2,789Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CNS - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
27h 3m£555–3,681Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane CNS - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
29h 7m£590–1,925Fly to Humberside Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Humberside Airport (HUY)plane CNS - HUY
- Take the train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
29h 41m£628–2,035Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane CNS - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Manchester Victoriatrain
37h 1m£1,074–2,331
Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Manchester is to fly which costs £750 - £1,100 and takes 26h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Manchester is to fly which takes 26h 27m and costs £750 - £1,100.
The distance between Cairns and Manchester is 9454 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 27m to get from Cairns to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 12:35 PM in Cairns and 3:35 AM in Manchester.
There are 3600+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Manchester, England?
Singapore Airlines, Jetstar, and Finnair fly from Cairns (CNS) to Manchester Airport (MAN) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Humberside Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,100–9,000
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Osaka Kansai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £1,100–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Tokyo Narita, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,100–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £1,000–2,300
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,200–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,300–3,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–3,500
Flights from Cairns to London Heathrow Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–4,300
Flights from Cairns to London Gatwick Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470–3,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–4,000
Flights from Cairns to Liverpool via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–3,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cairns to Manchester Airport via Osaka Kansai, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490–3,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Birmingham Airport via Ngurah Rai, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Cairns to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Singapore Changi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–4,300
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Barnetby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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