There are 8 ways to get from Spain to Great Barrier Reef by plane or bus
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Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cairns (CNS)plane BCN - CNS
25h 24m$703–5,508Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Cairns
cheapest- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Cairns (CNS)plane PMI - CNS
31h 31m$558–1,508Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cairns (CNS)plane MAD - CNS
33h 59m$704–1,905Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cairns (CNS)plane BIQ - CNS
35h 35m$1,407–4,312Fly Málaga Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cairns (CNS)plane AGP - CNS
33h 1m$651–1,703Fly Valencia Airport to Cairns
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Cairns (CNS)plane VLC - CNS
30h 20m$757–1,708Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Cairns
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cairns (CNS)plane BIO - CNS
31h 50m$869–2,527Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cooktown Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane BCN - CTN
- Take the bus from Cooktown to Cairnsbus
38h 59m$918–2,378
Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 31h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Great Barrier Reef is to fly which takes 25h 24m and costs $700 - $5,500.
The distance between Spain and Great Barrier Reef is 15639 km.
It takes approximately 25h 24m to get from Spain to Great Barrier Reef, including transfers.
What companies run services between Spain and Great Barrier Reef?
Singapore Airlines flies from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a week.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Cairns via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cairns via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–5,500
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cairns via Milan Malpensa, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cairns via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cairns via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cooktown Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cooktown Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cooktown Airport via Singapore Changi, Ngurah Rai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Valencia Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
- Website
- airniugini.com.pg
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cairns via Munich, Hong Kong, Port Moresby
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +61 7 3036 2070
- Website
- transnorthbus.com.au
Bus from Cooktown to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.transnorthbus.com.au/
- Book at
- https://www.tnbc.com.au/
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