There are 5 ways to get from Saint Lucia to Cairns by plane, bus, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Cairns (CNS)plane UVF - CNS
34h 7m$1,702–6,002Fly George F. L. Charles Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) to Cairns (CNS)plane SLU - CNS
2d 3h$888–2,965Fly Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane UVF - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
2d 4h$1,821–5,171Fly Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane UVF - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
41h 49m$1,948–7,803Ferry to Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-Franceferry
- Fly from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport (FDF) to Cairns (CNS)plane FDF - CNS
2d 3h$1,170–4,029
Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saint Lucia to Cairns is to fly which costs $850 - $3,000 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Saint Lucia to Cairns is to fly which takes 34h 7m and costs $1,700 - $6,000.
The distance between Saint Lucia and Cairns is 17143 km.
It takes approximately 34h 7m to get from Saint Lucia to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 14h ahead of Saint Lucia. It is currently 6:58 AM in Saint Lucia and 8:58 PM in Cairns.
There are 1043+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Saint Lucia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Air Canada, Jetstar, and eight other airlines fly from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Newark, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Atlanta, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Newark, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Boston, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–6,500
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–7,500
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Cairns via Piarco, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–8,500
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via London Gatwick, Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–15,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Toronto, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Newark, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Boston, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–7,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cooktown Airport via New York JFK, Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Newark, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Toronto, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport to Cairns via Montreal, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 17m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Cairns via Piarco, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Cairns via Piarco, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Cairns via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from George F. L. Charles Airport to Cairns via Piarco, Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Hewanorra International Airport to Townsville Airport via Miami, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- 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
- +1 758 456 5022
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express des iles
Ferry from Castries, Saint Lucia to Fort-de-France
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–129
- Website
- Express des iles
- Toupiti
- $96
- Zen
- $113
- Flex
- $129
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