There are 3 ways to get from Tucson to Cairns by plane, bus, 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 Tucson to Cairns
best- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS)plane TUS - CNS
23h 10m$851–2,901Bus to Phoenix, fly to Cairns
cheapest- Take the bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airportbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cairns (CNS)plane PHX - CNS
24h 47m$631–2,027Fly Tucson to Townsville Airport, train
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Townsville Airport (TSV)plane TUS - TSV
- Take the train from Townsville to Cairns Central Stationtrain
31h 12m$947–4,402
Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tucson to Cairns is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Tucson to Cairns is to fly which takes 23h 10m and costs $850 - $2,900.
The distance between Tucson and Cairns is 12246 km.
It takes approximately 23h 10m to get from Tucson to Cairns, including transfers.
Cairns is 17h ahead of Tucson. It is currently 1:23 PM in Tucson and 6:23 AM in Cairns.
There are 1055+ hotels available in Cairns.
What companies run services between Tucson, AZ, USA and Cairns, QLD, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and five other airlines fly from Tucson (TUS) to Cairns (CNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Tucson to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Phoenix to Cairns via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to Townsville Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- 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
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from University of Phoenix to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Book at
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
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