There are 6 ways to get from Egypt to Cairns by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cairo International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS)plane CAI - CNS
24h 55m$901–2,301Bus, bus to Queen Alia International Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- 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 27m$880–2,008Bus to Borg El Arab, fly to Cairns
- 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$1,301–2,601Fly 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$971–2,571Fly 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
37h$998–3,203Fly 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$1,621–5,161
Cairo International Airport (CAI) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $850 - $2,100 and takes 39h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Egypt to Cairns is to fly which takes 24h 55m and costs $900 - $2,300.
The distance between Egypt and Cairns is 13289 km.
It takes approximately 24h 55m to get from Egypt to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 7h ahead of Egypt. It is currently 3:04 PM in Egypt and 10:04 PM in Cairns.
There are 1026+ 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
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Townsville Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Queen Alia International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
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
- $750–2,100
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Cairo International Airport to Whitsunday Coast Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–2,900
- 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
- +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
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