There are 4 ways to get from Macau to Cairns by ferry, plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Hong Kong International Airport, fly
best- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cairns (CNS)plane HKG - CNS
17h 17m$638–1,161Train, subway to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South stationtrain
- Take the subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport Southsubway
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Cairns (CNS)plane CAN - CNS
17h 44m$271–925Fly from Macau International Airport
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Cairns (CNS)plane MFM - CNS
17h 21m$451–1,301Ferry to Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to China Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Cairns (CNS)plane SZX - CNS
20h 34m$429–1,281
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Macau to Cairns is to train and subway and fly which costs $270 - $950 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Macau to Cairns is to ferry and fly which takes 17h 17m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Macau and Cairns is 5672 km.
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from Macau to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 2h ahead of Macau. It is currently 1:00 PM in Macau and 3:00 PM in Cairns.
There are 1027+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Macau and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Cairns (CNS) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Darwin, Gove
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,600
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,100
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Manila, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,000
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cairns via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cairns via Darwin, Gove
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Adult - second class
- $9–14
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- $12–18
- Adult - 1st Class
- $15–22
Train from Zhuhai to Guangzhou South station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $11–13
- 1st Class Seat
- $19–21
- Business Class Seat
- $26–40
- Phone
- (86) 020-96891
- [email protected]
- Website
- gzmtr.com
Subway from Hanxi Changlong to Guangzhou Airport South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- gzmtr.com
- Phone
- (852) 2859 3333
- [email protected]
- Website
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
Ferry from Macau Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal to China Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- turbojet.com.hk
- Book at
- turbojet.com.hk
- Economy
- $35–45
- Super
- $70–85
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