There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Moscow by plane, 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 Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane CNS - SVO
28h 7m₽57,590–148,292Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane TSV - SVO
35h 40m₽41,032–192,347Fly Cairns to Domodedovo International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Domodedovo International Airport (DME)plane CNS - DME
28h 57m₽65,169–192,530Fly Cairns to Zhukovsky International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zhukovsky International Airport (ZIA)plane CNS - ZIA
43h 44m₽50,364–270,525Fly Cairns to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane CNS - VKO
28h 53m₽65,145–192,620Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane CTN - SVO
36h 48m₽51,613–160,069Fly Cairns to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ)plane CNS - GOJ
- Take the train from Nizhny Novgorod Strigino to Moscow Vostochny Stationtrain
40h 7m₽52,909–177,211
Cairns (CNS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Moscow is to train and fly which costs RUB 41000 - RUB 200000 and takes 35h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Moscow is to fly which takes 28h 7m and costs RUB 55000 - RUB 150000.
The distance between Cairns and Moscow is 12725 km.
It takes approximately 28h 7m to get from Cairns to Moscow, including transfers.
Moscow is 7h behind Cairns. It is currently 4:06 AM in Cairns and 9:06 PM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Moscow, Russia?
Jetstar, Aeroflot Russian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) once daily.
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Cairns to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–280,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Cairns, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽44,000–150,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Cairns, Singapore Changi, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽44,000–240,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Brisbane, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽49,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–180,000
- Website
- uralairlines.ru
Flights from Cairns to Zhukovsky International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–190,000
Flights from Cairns to Zhukovsky International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–270,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cairns to Domodedovo International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–200,000
Flights from Cairns to Domodedovo International Airport via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–200,000
Flights from Cairns to Moscow Vnukovo via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–200,000
Flights from Cairns to Moscow Vnukovo via Singapore Changi, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–200,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Moscow Vnukovo via Tokyo Narita, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽80,000–190,000
Flights from Cairns to Nizhny Novgorod International Airport via Singapore Changi, Delhi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽49,000–270,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–170,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Brisbane, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽38,000–120,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Cairns to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽55,000–150,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Cairns to Moscow Vnukovo via Ngurah Rai, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–200,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Cairns Central Station to Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–71,810
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- ₽2,500–3,900
- AChoice
- ₽3,600–4,600
- Gold Class
- ₽57,332
- Heritage Class
- ₽71,810
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Nizhny Novgorod Strigino to Moscow Vostochny Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–3,700
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–12,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,500–2,100
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,600–3,700
- 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
- ₽4,400–6,500
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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