There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Montreal by plane, car, bus, or train
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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CNS - YUL
34h 29m$1,057–3,587Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CTN - YUL
2d 1h$1,049–3,408Fly Cairns to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU)plane CNS - YHU
38h 2m$1,294–3,019Fly Cairns to Massena International Airport-Richards Field, drive
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Massena International Airport-Richards Field (MSS)plane CNS - MSS
- Drive from Massena International Airport-Richards Field (MSS) to Montrealcar
36h 22m$1,517–4,883Fly Cairns to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW)plane CNS - YOW
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
31h 28m$1,446–8,938Fly Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane CNS - YQB
- Take the bus from Québec to Montréal Downtown – Métro Papineaubus
2d 3hFly Cairns to Boston Logan Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CNS - BOS
- Take the bus from Boston to Montrealbus
36h 10m$2,421–3,010Fly Cairns to Burlington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane CNS - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
44h 25m$1,913–4,465
Cairns (CNS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Montreal is to fly which costs $1,200 - $3,100 and takes 38h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Montreal is to fly and train which takes 31h 28m and costs $1,400 - $9,000.
The distance between Cairns and Montreal is 15199 km.
It takes approximately 34h 29m to get from Cairns to Montreal, including transfers.
Montreal is 14h behind Cairns. It is currently 6:57 AM in Cairns and 4:57 PM in Montreal.
There are 1165+ hotels available in Montreal.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Montreal, QC, Canada?
Jetstar, Air Canada, and three other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,000
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Burlington International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,500
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- 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
- $75–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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