There are 5 ways to get from Tasmania to Cairns by plane, car, or car 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 from Launceston
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Cairns (CNS)plane LST - CNS
6h 56m$298–856Fly from Burnie
cheapest- Fly from Burnie (BWT) to Cairns (CNS)plane BWT - CNS
8h 28m$274–1,105Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hobart to Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminalcar
- Take the carferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelongcarferry
- Drive from Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong to Cairnscar
47h 33m$601–997Fly from Devonport Airport
- Fly from Devonport Airport (DPO) to Cairns (CNS)plane DPO - CNS
7h 4m$347–1,232Fly from Hobart
- Fly from Hobart (HBA) to Cairns (CNS)plane HBA - CNS
8h 7m$298–778
Launceston (LST) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tasmania to Cairns is to fly which costs $290 - $800 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tasmania to Cairns is to fly which takes 6h 56m and costs $290 - $900.
The distance between Tasmania and Cairns is 2766 km.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Tasmania to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 1h behind Tasmania. It is currently 12:33 PM in Tasmania and 11:33 AM in Cairns.
There are 1029+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Tasmania, Australia and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
Virgin Australia, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Launceston (LST) to Cairns (CNS) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,800
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
Flights from Launceston to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,700
Flights from Devonport Airport to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Devonport Airport to Cairns via Melbourne, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Devonport Airport to Cairns via Melbourne, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,600
Flights from Hobart to Cairns via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,500
Flights from Burnie to Cairns via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,900
Flights from Burnie to Cairns via Melbourne, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- 1800 634 906
- [email protected]
- Website
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
Car ferry from Spirit of Tasmania, Devonport Terminal to Spirit of Tasmania Quay, Geelong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $56–179
- Schedules at
- spiritoftasmania.com.au
- Passenger
- $179
- Vehicle
- $300–490
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