There are 7 ways to get from Egypt to Cairns by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Cairns
best- Take the bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airportbus
- Fly from Borg El Arab (HBE) to Cairns (CNS)plane HBE - CNS
30h 48m$1,101–2,501Train to El Alamein International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Moharam Bek to El Dabaatrain
- Fly from El Alamein International Airport (DBB) to Cairns (CNS)plane DBB - CNS
36h 53m$621–1,638Fly Cairo International Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS)plane CAI - CNS
24h 55m$801–2,301Fly 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 36m$698–3,003Fly 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 21m$866–2,371Bus, 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
39h 32m$879–2,307Fly 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
39h 56m$1,111–4,951
Borg El Arab (HBE) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 36h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to fly which takes 24h 55m and costs $800 - $2,300.
The distance between Egypt and Cairns is 13467 km.
It takes approximately 30h 48m to get from Egypt to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 7h ahead of Egypt. It is currently 12:08 AM in Egypt and 7:08 AM in Cairns.
There are 1000+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Egypt and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Egyptair, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dhaka, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Manama, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dhaka, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Riyadh, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Manama, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Muscat, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Borg El Arab to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,000
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from El Alamein International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,900
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Phone
- 1661
- [email protected]
- Website
- enr.gov.eg
Train from Moharam Bek to El Dabaa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- enr.gov.eg
- Tourist
- $19–40
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- 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
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $70–100
- AChoice
- $110–140
- Gold Class
- $1,756
- Heritage Class
- $2,200
- Phone
- +2 01200003533
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Moharam Bek Bus Stn to Borg El Arab Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
- 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
- https://12go.asia/en
- Adult
- $40–60
- 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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