There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to New York by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane CNS - JFK
27h 12m$781–4,021Fly to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane CNS - LGA
38h 15m$1,031–3,355Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane CNS - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
30h 45m$1,218–6,838Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CNS - EWR
26h 45m$862–4,407Fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane CNS - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
31h 47m$1,175–6,580Fly to Lehigh Valley International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE)plane CNS - ABE
- Take the bus from Lehigh Valley Intl Airport to Varick &Amp; N Moorebus
43h 30m$1,127–2,635
Cairns (CNS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to New York is to fly and bus which costs $1,100 - $2,700 and takes 43h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to New York is to fly which takes 26h 45m and costs $850 - $4,500.
The distance between Cairns and New York is 9647 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 12m to get from Cairns to New York, including transfers.
New York is 15h behind Cairns. It is currently 6:31 PM in Cairns and 3:31 AM in New York.
There are 3900+ hotels available in New York.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and New York, NY, USA?
Fiji Airways and American Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 5 times a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,000
Flights from Cairns to Philadelphia International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,500
Flights from Cairns to Boston Logan Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–9,500
Flights from Cairns to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Cairns to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Cairns to Laguardia Airport via Tokyo Narita, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Cairns to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairns to Lehigh Valley International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- [email protected]
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Lehigh Valley Intl Airport to Varick &Amp; N Moore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Schedules at
- transbridgelines.com
- Adult
- $70–80
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