There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Cairns by plane or train
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Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS)plane LYS - CNS
33h 40m$1,126–3,226Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cairns (CNS)plane MXP - CNS
29h 40m$847–6,155Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GVA - CNS
35h 20m$849–2,199Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane CDG - CNS
27h 25m$1,253–2,239Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRN - CNS
32h 2m$1,065–3,074Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZRH - CNS
29h 52m$1,269–2,103Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cairns (CNS)plane MRS - CNS
31h 40m$1,059–2,970
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $1,200 - $2,300 and takes 27h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 27h 25m and costs $1,200 - $2,300.
The distance between Lyon and Cairns is 15198 km.
It takes approximately 33h 40m to get from Lyon to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 8h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 10:37 AM in Lyon and 6:37 PM in Cairns.
There are 1000+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Emirates and Jetstar fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Shanghai Pudong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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