There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Cairns by plane 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 from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS)plane LYS - CNS
33h 55m$925–2,825Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cairns (CNS)plane GVA - CNS
35h 5m$599–1,682Train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cairns (CNS)plane TRN - CNS
30h 22m$761–2,584Train 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 12m$1,231–2,207Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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 5m$692–3,524Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZRH - CNS
30h 54m$900–4,005Train 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 50m$811–2,748
Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 35h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Cairns is to train and fly which takes 27h 12m and costs $1,200 - $2,300.
The distance between Lyon and Cairns is 15198 km.
It takes approximately 33h 55m to get from Lyon to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 4:14 AM in Lyon and 1:14 PM in Cairns.
There are 1035+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Dijon to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
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