There are 7 ways to get from Sydney to Tropical North Queensland by plane, unknown, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Cairns, travel
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)plane SYD - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
11h 32mFly Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Kowanyama Airport (KWM)plane SYD - KWM
- Walk from Kowanyama Airport (KWM) to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
10h 20mFly Sydney International Airport to Normanton, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Normanton (NTN)plane SYD - NTN
- Walk from Normanton (NTN) to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
11h 6mFly Sydney International Airport to Emerald, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Emerald (EDR)plane SYD - EDR
- Walk from Emerald (EDR) to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
11h 37mFly Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cooktown Airport (CTN)plane SYD - CTN
- Walk from Cooktown Airport (CTN) to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
13h 45mDrive to Orange Airport, fly to Cairns, travel
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Cairns (CNS)plane OAG - CNS
- Walk from Cairns-Airport-CNS to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
15h 23mFly Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport, travel
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Weipa Airport (WEI)plane SYD - WEI
- Walk from Weipa Airport (WEI) to Tropical North Queenslandunknown
16h 2m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Sydney and Tropical North Queensland is 2334 km.
It takes approximately 11h 32m to get from Sydney to Tropical North Queensland, including transfers.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Tropical North Queensland, QLD, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Sydney to Tropical North Queensland. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Cairns (CNS), then travel to Tropical North Queensland. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to Kowanyama Airport (KWM), then travel to Tropical North Queensland.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- hinterlandaviation.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Cairns, Kowanyama Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cooktown Airport via Adelaide, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–420
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Dubbo, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–850
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Orange Airport to Cairns via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- skytrans.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Cairns, Emerald
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Kowanyama Airport via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Emerald via Melbourne, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–800
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Normanton via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Normanton via Townsville, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Normanton via Brisbane, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- allianceairlines.com.au
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Weipa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
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