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At present, there are no direct flights from Colombo to Cairns.
However, there are several flights from CMB to CNS with a stopover.
Select a stopover airport from the list below to see which airlines operate flights from CMB to CNS, and to see what flight schedules are available.
Currently, there is only one airline that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Colombo CMB to Cairns CNS, which is Singapore Airlines.
All other flights from Colombo to Cairns are operated by a combination of multiple carriers, which are listed below:
In total there are 2 alliances that cover the full route from Colombo CMB to Cairns CNS. These alliances are:
You can fly the full journey from CMB to CNS in either Economy or Business Class. Premium Economy and First Class are not available on this route, at least not on the full route with just 1 stopover.
However, for the first part of this route, Economy and Business Class are available. This depends on the stopover airport of your choice though.
Again depending on your stopover airport, available classes for the second part of this route are Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class.
At this moment, it is not possible to cover the full route from Colombo to Cairns (with 1 stopover) with one specific type of aircraft. All flights from Colombo to Cairns are operated by a combination of multiple aircraft types.
The distance between Colombo and Cairns is 4,800 miles (7,725 kilometers).
However, because there are no direct flights between CMB and CNS, the distance of the full journey varies between 4,816 and 7,933 miles (or 7,751 and 12,767 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Flights from Colombo to Cairns take from 10 hours and 20 minutes up to 16 hours and 10 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Please note that these times refer to the actual flight times, excluding the stopover time in between connecting flights, as this depends on your stopover airport as well as your date(s) of travel.
There is 1 airport in Cairns: Cairns International Airport (CNS).
From 10 hours and 20 minutes up to 16 hours and 10 minutes, depending on your stopover airport.
Note that this excludes the layover time in between connecting flights.
Because there are no direct flights between CMB and CNS, the total distance of the full journey varies between 4,816 and 7,933 miles (or 7,751 and 12,767 kilometers), depending on your stopover airport.
Singapore Airlines is the only airline flying the full route from Colombo to Cairns.
SriLankan Airlines, Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia operate several connecting flights, but only partly.
Oneworld and Star Alliance are flying from Colombo to Cairns.
You can fly the full route from Colombo to Cairns (with 1 stopover) in Economy and Business Class.
There is no specific aircraft type that covers the full route (with 1 stopover) from Colombo to Cairns at this moment.
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