There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Montreal by plane, car, bus, or train
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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
36h 10m$954–3,304Fly 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
42h 16m$1,423–3,635Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane CTN - YUL
2d 7h$975–3,071Fly 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
46h 19mFly 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
32h 2m$1,445–7,745Fly Cairns to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU)plane CNS - YHU
30h 40m$1,208–6,508Fly 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
46h 1m$1,221–4,242Fly 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
35h 38m$1,572–8,636
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 bus and fly which costs $950 - $3,100 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Montreal is to fly which takes 30h 40m and costs $1,200 - $6,500.
The distance between Cairns and Montreal is 15195 km.
It takes approximately 36h 10m to get from Cairns to Montreal, including transfers.
Montreal is 15h behind Cairns. It is currently 4:53 AM in Cairns and 1:53 PM in Montreal.
There are 1156+ hotels available in Montreal.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Montreal, QC, Canada?
Jetstar, Air Canada, and Fiji Airways fly from Cairns (CNS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Burlington International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Burlington International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,300
Flights from Cairns to Burlington International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Cairns to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Tokyo Narita, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Nadi, Los Angeles, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Cairns to Massena International Airport-Richards Field via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Cairns to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Burlington International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairns to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Boston Logan Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–8,500
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 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
- Phone
- +1 438 793 4003
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jaguaride Transport
Bus from Québec to Montréal Downtown – Métro Papineau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- Jaguaride Transport
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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