There are 4 ways to get from Cairns to Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) 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 Cairns to Kansai International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CNS - KIX
9h 40m¥39,000–110,000Fly Cairns to Osaka International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane CNS - ITM
- Take the train from Namba to Kansai Airporttrain
32h 22m¥89,117–176,247Train to Townsville Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport
- Take the train from Cairns Central Station to Townsvilletrain
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane TSV - KIX
18h 53m¥50,335–284,862Bus to Cooktown Airport, fly to Kansai International Airport
- Take the bus from Cairns to Cooktownbus
- Fly from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane CTN - KIX
16h 10m¥55,870–148,690
Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) is to fly which costs ¥39000 - ¥110000 and takes 9h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs ¥39000 - ¥110000.
The distance between Cairns and Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) is 5818 km.
It takes approximately 9h 40m to get from Cairns to Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX), including transfers.
Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX) is 1h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:35 PM in Cairns and 8:35 PM in Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX).
There are 261+ hotels available in Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX).
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Osaka Kansai Airport (KIX), Japan?
Jetstar, JetStar Japan, and Singapore Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–150,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Port Moresby, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–140,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥39,000–100,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–140,000
Flights from Cooktown Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–130,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–430,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Kochi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Cairns to Osaka International Airport via Port Moresby, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Kansai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–430,000
- Phone
- 050-3090-2608
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
Train from Namba to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,100
- Website
- Nankai Electric Railway
- 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
- ¥5,000–144,746
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- ¥5,000–8,000
- AChoice
- ¥7,000–9,500
- Gold Class
- ¥115,564
- Heritage Class
- ¥144,746
- 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
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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