There are 4 ways to get from Chennai to Cairns 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 from Chennai International Airport
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAA - CNS
16h 1m$460–1,201Train to Tirupati Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jntrain
- Fly from Tirupati Airport (TIR) to Cairns (CNS)plane TIR - CNS
23h 45m$604–1,622Bus to Pondicherry, fly
- Take the bus from Koyembedu to Pondicherrybus
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Cairns (CNS)plane PNY - CNS
25h 2m$662–1,735Train to Trichy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chennai Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rcktrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRZ - CNS
20h 28m$510–2,535
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Cairns is to fly which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 16h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Cairns is to fly which takes 16h 1m and costs $460 - $1,200.
The distance between Chennai and Cairns is 7950 km.
It takes approximately 16h 1m to get from Chennai to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 4h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 9:51 AM in Chennai and 2:21 PM in Cairns.
There are 1048+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–2,200
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Cairns via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Cairns via Bengaluru, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Cairns via Visakhapatnam, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Pondicherry to Cairns via Hyderabad, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,400
Flights from Pondicherry to Cairns via Bengaluru, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,300
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Tirupati Airport to Cairns via Bengaluru, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Pondicherry to Cairns via Bengaluru, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Renigunta Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $14–19
Train from Chennai Egmore to Ponmlai Gld Rck
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–27
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–5
- Third AC (3A)
- $9–12
- Second AC (2A)
- $12–16
- First Class (1A)
- $21–27
- Phone
- 8893555000
- [email protected]
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Koyembedu to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
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