Flights from Cairns to Johannesburg

Arriving in Johannesburg

Book your flights to Johannesburg with Etihad Airways and set yourself on a journey to the heart of African splendour.

Plan Your Johannesburg Holiday

Your love for African adventure will surely find fulfilment if you travel to Johannesburg. This journey is also your window of opportunity to explore the historical foundation of South Africa. Tours into the Apartheid Museum and the historic downtown Johannesburg buildings are set to pique your interest and leave you wanting to learn more. The Cradle of Mankind and the Gold Reef City excursion are a good chance to do just that.

The best time to travel to Johannesburg is the beginning of February just after the busy and crowded school holidays of December and January. You can immerse yourself in the greatest dance festival of the south, FNB Dance Umbrella also held around this time. Tickets to Johannesburg around this time; like every other time of the year, are easy to come by. Cheap hotels in Johannesburg are bountiful approaching the end of January; it is advisable you book for around this time to avoid the crowds. Visit Etihad’s Deals section to get the best flight deals to Johannesburg when you want to travel.

Flying from Cairns

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Major Airports in Cairns

The Cairns International Airport (CNS) is the seventh busiest airport in Australia handling direct flights to 20 international and 44 domestic destinations. The airport is located just 7km north of Cairns in Aeroglen and has two separate terminals for domestic and international passengers. It boasts all modern amenities including ATMs and currency exchange desks, a post office, restaurants, shops, car hire desks and baggage storage.

Airport Transportation in Cairns

There is no train to Cairns International Airport as it is located just ten minutes away from the city centre. The drive from South of Trinity Beach to Cairns airport takes 25 minutes and from South of Palm Cove it takes 35 minutes. If you take a shuttle bus to Cairns International Airport from Port Douglas, the journey time is more than an hour but if you take a taxi or a rented car, you will reach it in under an hour. If there are more than two passengers it is cheaper to take a taxi to Cairns International Airport.

Choose Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates, for flights from Cairns to Johannesburg on which you will be travelling in comfort and style.