There are 8 ways to get from Cairns to Houston by plane, bus, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CNS - IAH
22h 46m$810–2,799Fly to College Station, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to College Station (CLL)plane CNS - CLL
- Take the bus from Bryan Midtown Terminal to Houston Bus Stationbus
31h 51m$717–2,412Fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane CNS - HOU
30h 17m$740–2,546Fly to Jack Brooks Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT)plane CNS - BPT
- Take the bus from Port Arthur to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
29h 56m$766–2,534Fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane CNS - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
28h 55m$992–3,162Fly to Waco, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Waco (ACT)plane CNS - ACT
- Take the bus from Waco Bus Stop to Houston Bus Stationbus
33h 20m$743–2,449Fly to San Antonio International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane CNS - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
33h 25m$1,022–3,467Fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tram, bus
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane CNS - DFW
- Take the tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Stationtram
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
27h 25m$888–2,801
Cairns (CNS) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Houston is to fly and bus which costs $700 - $2,500 and takes 31h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Houston is to fly which takes 22h 46m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Cairns and Houston is 8580 miles.
It takes approximately 22h 46m to get from Cairns to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 15h behind Cairns. It is currently 05:00 in Cairns and 14:00 in Houston.
There are 2183+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Houston, TX, USA?
Air New Zealand and United Airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) once daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Nadi, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Nadi, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Jack Brooks Regional Airport via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Jack Brooks Regional Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Cairns to Jack Brooks Regional Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Nadi, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Nadi, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to College Station via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to Waco via Brisbane, San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cairns to William P. Hobby Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cairns to William P. Hobby Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Cairns to William P. Hobby Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cairns to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Cairns to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Cairns to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Auckland, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cairns to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cairns to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Cairns to San Antonio International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- Trinity Metro
Tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Trinity Metro
- Adults 20-64
- $2
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Bryan Midtown Terminal to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Waco Bus Stop to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Port Arthur to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $127–147
- Website
- Vonlane
- low
- $127
- high
- $147
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- Vonlane
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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