There are 3 ways to get from Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) 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 to Cairns
best- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Cairns (CNS)plane DPS - CNS
5h 45m$290–950Fly to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane DPS - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
15h 20m$662–2,378Fly to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane DPS - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
12h 10m$367–1,084
Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) to Cairns is to fly which costs $290 - $950 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) to Cairns is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) and Cairns is 3438 km.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 2h ahead of Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS). It is currently 12:02 PM in Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) and 2:02 PM in Cairns.
There are 1006+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS), Indonesia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Jetstar flies from Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ngurah Rai International Airport to Townsville Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
- Phone
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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