There are 7 ways to get from Paris to Great Barrier Reef 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS)plane CDG - CNS
25h 54m$1,118–2,018Fly Paris Orly Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Cairns (CNS)plane ORY - CNS
28h 1m$713–1,613Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cairns (CNS)plane BRU - CNS
26h 12m$790–4,207Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cairns (CNS)plane AMS - CNS
28h 33m$987–5,068Train to Frankfurt, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cairns (CNS)plane FRA - CNS
28h 38m$1,117–2,765Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane CDG - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
34h 40m$915–4,220Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane CDG - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
38h 9m$1,038–3,188
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which costs $700 - $1,700 and takes 28h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which takes 25h 54m and costs $1,100 - $2,100.
The distance between Paris and Great Barrier Reef is 15180 km.
It takes approximately 25h 54m to get from Paris to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
Great Barrier Reef is 8h 30m ahead of Paris. It is currently 5:31 AM in Paris and 2:01 PM in Great Barrier Reef.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Great Barrier Reef?
Singapore Airlines flies from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cairns (CNS) 5 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cairns via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Manila, Port Moresby, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cooktown Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Townsville Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris l'Est to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- (07) 3036 2070
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Trans North Bus & Coach
- Book at
- Trans North Bus & Coach
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