There are 7 ways to get from Cairns to Switzerland by plane 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 to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CNS - ZRH
23h 18mCHF 561–3,190Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CNS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
25h 35mCHF 472–1,677Fly to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CNS - GVA
25h 25mCHF 550–1,958Fly to Basel
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL)plane CNS - BSL
25h 49mCHF 632–3,599Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CNS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
28h 1mCHF 589–3,342Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CNS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
26h 21mCHF 539–3,016Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane CNS - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
28h 4mCHF 975–2,585
Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Switzerland is to fly and train which costs SFr 470 - SFr 1700 and takes 25h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Switzerland is to fly which takes 23h 18m and costs SFr 550 - SFr 3200.
The distance between Cairns and Switzerland is 14865 km.
It takes approximately 23h 18m to get from Cairns to Switzerland, including transfers.
Switzerland is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 11:22 AM in Cairns and 2:22 AM in Switzerland.
There are 1236+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Switzerland?
Singapore Airlines and Air Dolomiti fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Milan Linate Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Milan Linate Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,400
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Munich International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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