There are 4 ways to get from Omaha to Great Barrier Reef by plane, bus, 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 Omaha to Cairns
best- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Cairns (CNS)plane OMA - CNS
26h 34m$803–2,903Bus to Des Moines, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Cairns (CNS)plane DSM - CNS
29h 56m$871–2,964Fly Omaha to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane OMA - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
34h 46m$949–4,504Bus to Kansas City, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Cairns (CNS)plane MCI - CNS
30h 55m$1,032–3,413
Omaha (OMA) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Omaha to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 26h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Omaha to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which takes 26h 34m and costs $800 - $2,900.
The distance between Omaha and Great Barrier Reef is 13602 km.
It takes approximately 26h 34m to get from Omaha to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
Great Barrier Reef is 15h 30m ahead of Omaha. It is currently 8:49 PM in Omaha and 12:19 PM in Great Barrier Reef.
What companies run services between Omaha, NE, USA and Great Barrier Reef?
American Airlines, Qantas, and five other airlines fly from Omaha (OMA) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Mackay
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Omaha to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Omaha to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Des Moines to Cairns via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Kansas City to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
Train from Townsville to Cairns Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–1,267
- Book at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Website
- Queensland Rail Travel
- Schedules at
- Queensland Rail Travel
- BQuick
- $45–70
- AChoice
- $60–80
- Gold Class
- $1,012
- Heritage Class
- $1,267
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Omaha, NE to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $80–120
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