There are 4 ways to get from Surrey to Cairns by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Vancouver International Airport to Cairns
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cairns (CNS)plane YVR - CNS
23h 30m$609–2,221Fly Coal Harbour Spb to Cairns
- Fly from Coal Harbour Spb (CXH) to Cairns (CNS)plane CXH - CNS
29h 27m$706–2,514Fly Vancouver International Airport to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane YVR - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
30h 45m$706–3,623Train to Ganges Harbor, fly to Cairns
- Take the train from Vancouver Harbour to Ganges Harbour Salt Springtrain
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Cairns (CNS)plane YGG - CNS
33h 4m
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Surrey to Cairns is to fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 23h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Surrey to Cairns is to fly which takes 23h 30m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Surrey and Cairns is 11552 km.
It takes approximately 23h 30m to get from Surrey to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 17h ahead of Surrey. It is currently 11:29 PM in Surrey and 4:29 PM in Cairns.
There are 1029+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Surrey, BC, Canada and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Air Canada, Virgin Australia, and five other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cairns (CNS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cairns via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Cairns via Nanaimo, Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Cairns via Comox, Vancouver International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Coal Harbour Spb to Cairns via Comox, Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Townsville Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Townsville Airport via Nadi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cairns via Vancouver International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- 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
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