There are 2 ways to get from Dunedin to Cairns by plane or bus
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Dunedin (DUD) to Cairns (CNS) flights
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The cheapest way to get from Dunedin to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $440 - $950 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Dunedin to Cairns is to bus and fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $440 - $950.
The distance between Dunedin and Cairns is 3981 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Dunedin to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 3h behind Dunedin. It is currently 1:48 AM in Dunedin and 10:48 PM in Cairns.
There are 1028+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Dunedin, New Zealand and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Wellington, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dunedin to Cairns via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- InterCity
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