There are 8 ways to get from Rome to Great Barrier Reef by train, plane, 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.
Train to Raffaello Sanzio Airport, fly to Cairns
best- Take the train from Roma Termini to Jesitrain
- Fly from Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cairns (CNS)plane AOI - CNS
39h 5m$1,045–3,797Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Cairns (CNS)plane CIA - CNS
2d 7h$604–2,108Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Cairns (CNS)plane FLR - CNS
30h 15m$748–1,800Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cairns (CNS)plane FCO - CNS
25h 22m$606–3,408Train to Naples Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Cairns (CNS)plane NAP - CNS
28h 33m$738–2,382Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane FCO - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
39h 32m$926–2,478Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane FCO - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
34h 8m$903–3,910Bus to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescarabus
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Cairns (CNS)plane PSR - CNS
31h 52m$871–4,645
Raffaello Sanzio Airport (AOI) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Great Barrier Reef is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 30h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which takes 25h 22m and costs $600 - $3,500.
The distance between Rome and Great Barrier Reef is 14935 km.
It takes approximately 39h 5m to get from Rome to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
Great Barrier Reef is 8h 30m ahead of Rome. It is currently 10:43 AM in Rome and 7:13 PM in Great Barrier Reef.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Great Barrier Reef?
Singapore Airlines flies from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Cairns (CNS) once a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Fiumicino International Airport, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Cairns via Sofia, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Townsville Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Townsville Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Townsville Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Cairns via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
Flights from Naples Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Cairns via Milan Malpensa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,600
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,900
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Perth, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Raffaello Sanzio Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Cairns via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Cairns via Sofia, Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Naples Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Cairns via Sofia, Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Naples Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Townsville Airport via Hong Kong, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Jesi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Jesi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Jesi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Italo Treno
- 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
- Phone
- 0873/342663
- [email protected]
- Website
- dicarlobus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Schedules at
- dicarlobus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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