There are 5 ways to get from Split to Cairns by plane, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Split Airport
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS)plane SPU - CNS
32h$800–2,600Bus to Zadar Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donjibus
- Fly from Zadar Airport (ZAD) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZAD - CNS
2d 4h$928–3,245Bus, bus to Sarajevo, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Stupbus
- Fly from Sarajevo (SJJ) to Cairns (CNS)plane SJJ - CNS
38h 50m$992–2,821Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Cairns (CNS)plane DBV - CNS
32h 59mBus to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane ZAG - CNS
39h 11m$846–2,377
Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Split to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,400 and takes 39h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Cairns is to fly which takes 32h and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Split and Cairns is 14467 km.
It takes approximately 32h to get from Split to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 9h ahead of Split. It is currently 3:07 AM in Split and 12:07 PM in Cairns.
There are 1034+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Croatia Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Cairns (CNS) 4 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Split Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Sarajevo to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zadar Airport to Cairns via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,800
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cairns via Doha, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Phone
- +385 91 616 0990
- [email protected]
- Website
- antoniotours.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zemunik Donji
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- antoniotours.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 612 005
- [email protected]
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Split Bus Station to Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–26
- Website
- Promet Makarska
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- Promet Makarska
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Makarska, Autobusni kolodvor to Stup
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- [email protected]
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Dubrovnik, Autobusni kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- [email protected]
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- + 385 (0)21 643 422
- [email protected]
- Website
- delminiumtravel.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70
- Schedules at
- delminiumtravel.hr
- Phone
- +385 35 415 165
- [email protected]
- Website
- slavonija-bus.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- slavonija-bus.hr
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