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How to get fromNorthern Territory to Cairnsby plane, train, bus, or car

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There are 7 ways to get from Northern Territory to Cairns by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly from Alice Springs Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane ASP - CNS
    2h 57m
    $470–1,459

  2. Fly from Darwin International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Darwin International Airport (DRW) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane DRW - CNS
    4h 23m
    $370–900

  3. Train, bus via Alice Springs

    1. Take the train from Darwin to Alice Springstrain train
    2. Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus bus
    3. Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain train
    4. Take the train from Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationtrain train
    5d 7h
    $4,901–22,469

  4. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Darwin to Alice Springsbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Alice Springs to Adelaidebus bus
    3. Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain train
    4. Take the bus from Brisbane Coach Terminal to Cairnsbus bus
    5d 8h
    $2,809–14,484

  5. Drive  2,353.3 km

    1. Drive from Darwin to Cairnscar car 2,353.3 km
    34h 43m
    $499–721

  6. Fly from Katherine

    1. Fly from Katherine (KTR) to Cairns (CNS)plane plane KTR - CNS
    17h 27m
    $785–2,641

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Darwin to Adelaide Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Adelaide to Brisbanetrain train
    3. Take the bus from Brisbane Roma Street to Cairns Central Stationbus bus
    6d 15h
    $5,851–16,869

Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Cairns (CNS) flights

Calendar4Weekly Planes
Duration2h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$408Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,474.5 km
  • Duration: 2h 57m

What companies run services between Northern Territory, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?

Airnorth flies from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a week.

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