2012 solar eclipse - Getting to Cairns by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

By Air

Cairns Airport is the main international entry to Cairns and Tropical North Queensland. It's served by both an international and domestic terminal. Cairns is served by direct flights from New Zealand, Hong Kong, Japan, Guam and Papua New Guinea as well as Singapore via Darwin (handy for European visitors.

By Road

The distance to Cairns by the most practicable direct route is 1700 km. From Brisbane, 2700 km from Sydney, 2800 km from Darwin, 3100 km from Melbourne.

By Boat

Cairns has marinas for the boating enthusiast. Cruise ships also call at the Cairns Seaport.

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook