There are 7 ways to get from Egypt 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 Alexandria to Cairns
best- Fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Cairns (CNS)plane ALY - CNS
22h 53m$701–2,001Fly Cairo International Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS)plane CAI - CNS
29h 59m$551–1,401Fly Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane CAI - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
36h 1m$698–3,203Fly Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane CAI - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
32h 31m$721–1,871Bus, bus to Queen Alia International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairo to Amman Abdali Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airportbus
- Fly from Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) to Cairns (CNS)plane AMM - CNS
38h 21m$779–1,808Bus to King Hussein International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Cairo to Aqababus
- Fly from King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane AQJ - CNS
38h 9m$677–1,822Fly Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport, train
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP)plane CAI - PPP
- Take the train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Stationtrain
41h 6m$1,521–5,161
Alexandria (ALY) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to fly which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 29h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to fly which takes 22h 53m and costs $700 - $2,000.
The distance between Egypt and Cairns is 13404 km.
It takes approximately 22h 53m to get from Egypt to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Egypt. It is currently 5:32 PM in Egypt and 1:32 AM in Cairns.
There are 1048+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Egypt and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, Etihad, and Jetstar fly from Alexandria (ALY) to Cairns (CNS) twice a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Alexandria to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from King Hussein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,900
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Alexandria to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from King Hussein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from King Hussein International Airport to Cairns via Queen Alia International Airport, Mumbai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Alexandria to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from King Hussein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,700
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
Train from Proserpine to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–2,200
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $70–100
- AChoice
- $110–140
- Gold Class
- $1,756
- Heritage Class
- $2,200
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Phone
- +962 6 566 4141
- [email protected]
- Website
- jett.com.jo
Bus from Cairo to Amman Abdali Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Cairo to Aqaba
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–63
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +962 6 4891073
- [email protected]
- Website
- sariyahexpress.com
Bus from Amman Tabarbour Terminal to Queen Alia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- sariyahexpress.com
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