There are 8 ways to get from France 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane CDG - CNS
24h 59m$1,320–2,120Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairns (CNS)plane BRU - CNS
24h 20m$740–4,316Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)plane FRA - CNS
25h 28m$1,048–2,601Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cairns (CNS)plane NCE - CNS
32h 42m$854–2,305Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS)plane LYS - CNS
33h 4m$977–2,827Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZRH - CNS
27h 19m$747–4,064Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cairns (CNS)plane MUC - CNS
27h 17m$1,606–4,607Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane CDG - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
38h 15m$989–3,089
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Cairns is to fly which costs $850 - $2,300 and takes 32h 42m.
The fastest way to get from France to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 24h 20m and costs $700 - $4,400.
The distance between France and Cairns is 15182 km.
It takes approximately 24h 59m to get from France to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of France. It is currently 8:00 PM in France and 5:00 AM in Cairns.
There are 1055+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between France and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Singapore Airlines flies from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Manila, Port Moresby, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pasing to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
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