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Last minute flights from San Francisco to Cairns

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San Francisco Cairns
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Sat., 23 Nov. SFO - CNS
Tue., 26 Nov. CNS - SFO
$3302 $3143
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San Francisco Cairns
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Thu., 21 Nov. SFO - CNS
$1321 $1260
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Currency and price comparison

Train Local, one-way ticket
30% Trains are 30% more expensive in Cairns than in San Francisco.
San Francisco $3.96
Cairns $5
Meal Mid-priced restaurant
40% A meal in Cairns is 40% cheaper than a meal in San Francisco.
San Francisco $38.11
Cairns $23.5
Distance: 11304 kms
San Francisco airports
San Francisco Intl Airport (SFO) How far from city centre: 18 kms
Cairns airports
Cairns International Airport (CNS) How far from city centre: 5 kms

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Frequently asked questions about flights from San Francisco to Cairns

How long does the flight take to go from San Francisco to Cairns?
The total flight time between San Francisco and Cairns is of around null hours on average, considering an average distance of null km, for both direct and indirect flights for the route (which may have 1 or more stops in other cities in between).
How can I find cheap flights from San Francisco to Cairns at Opodo?
The cheapest price for a flight from San Francisco to Cairns is $1260. At Opodo we use different machine learned based methodologies to find our costumers the best option available, considering airline combinations, stopovers and direct flights as well as different criteria for inbound and outbound journeys.
Is Cairns expensive to visit compared to San Francisco?
If you compare transportation prices, the taxi ride in Cairns costs an average of 10.00 AUD, 58% more expensive than San Francisco, with a fare of 6.33 AUD, while train tickets costs 26% more in Cairns: 5.00 AUD against 3.96 AUD in San Francisco. If you compare the price of a lunch meal, however, you can find it from 23.50 AUD in Cairns, 38% less than the 38.11 AUD in San Francisco. The price of the coffee is around 27% cheaper in Cairns, with an average of 6.25 AUD, while in San Francisco the coffee costs 8.59 AUD.

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