There are 5 ways to get from Cairns to Taipei by plane or train
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Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CNS - TPE
15h 52m$385–1,070Fly to Taipei Songshan Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane CNS - TSA
23h 30m$480–1,400Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane CNS - KHH
- Take the train from 左營 to 桃園train
17h 25m$520–1,406Fly to Hualien Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Hualien Airport (HUN)plane CNS - HUN
- Take the train from 花蓮 to 臺北train
32h 56m$612–1,752Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane CNS - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台北train
26h 51m$493–1,259
Cairns (CNS) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Taipei is to fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Taipei is to fly which takes 15h 52m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Cairns and Taipei is 5404 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Cairns to Taipei, including transfers.
Taipei is 2h behind Cairns. It is currently 9:51 AM in Cairns and 7:51 AM in Taipei.
There are 901+ hotels available in Taipei.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Taipei, Taiwan?
Qantas, China Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) twice daily.
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Singapore Changi, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Hualien Airport via Osaka Kansai, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Hualien Airport via Port Moresby, Manila, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Cairns to Hualien Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cairns to Hualien Airport via Ngurah Rai, Hong Kong, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Cairns to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Osaka Kansai, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Cairns to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Singapore Changi, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Singapore Changi, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Cairns to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Singapore Changi, Macau
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Port Moresby, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Ngurah Rai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–2,600
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tokyo Narita, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Cairns to Taipei Songshan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Singapore Changi, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–3,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Osaka Kansai, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Cairns to Taichung Airport via Osaka Kansai, Gimhae
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 左營 to 桃園
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $38–43
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $69
Train from 台中 to 台北
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $20–23
- Standard
- $20–24
- Business
- $39
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 花蓮 to 臺北
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $9–15
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