Cheapest€137.02
- Air Niugini AN274206:462h 45m09:31Cairns CNSKokopo RAB
Door to door 5h 55mCO2 397.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cairns to Kokopo costs €137.02 at the cheapest and takes 5h 37m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 1,615 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,615 km
- Fastest
- 5h 37m
- Average
- 5h 44m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €137.02
- CO2 per passenger
- 397.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 55m | 2h 45m | 3h 10m | €167.70 | 397.3 kg | 2 |
- 5h 55mFastest, by Flight
- €167.70Cheapest, by Flight
- 397.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,615 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cairns to Kokopo | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €439.10 | €278.03 | €246.76 | €236.14 | €268.00 | €314.61 | €285.70 | €259.74 | €167.70 | €196.61 | €207.23 | €239.68 | €190.71 | €249.12 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €137.02
The trip ends at Rabaul. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
Where to stay in Kokopo
Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.
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When to book Cairns to Kokopo
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €200.7490 days
- €142.3360 days
- €133.4845 days
- €133.4830 days
- €193.0721 days
- €249.1214 days
- €285.707 days
- €246.763 days
- €439.101 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €133.48.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 229 percent. The most expensive point is €439.10, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €259.74Sun
- €167.70Mon
- €196.61Tue
- €207.23Wed
- €239.68Thu
- €200.15Fri
- €249.12Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €246.76Sep
- €188.94Oct
- €168.88Nov
- €142.33Dec
- €120.50Jan
- €111.06Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,615 km against 1,568 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Port Moresby. The gap between arriving and leaving is 100 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 10 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cairns at 06:46 and the last at 07:30, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cairns
Rail
- Cairns railway station
- Kuranda railway station
- Redlynch railway station
Bus
- Cairns City bus station
- Airport Connect Terminal 1
Air
- CNS
Ferry
- Reef Fleet Terminal
Kokopo
Bus
- Rabaul
Air
- RAB
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Niugini | €137.02 | 5h 37m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €108.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €19.53 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €137.02 | 100% |
A day in Kokopo hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Where to leave your bags in Kokopo
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Cairns to Kokopo
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cairns to Kokopo?
The fastest journey from Cairns to Kokopo takes 5h 37m door to door, of which 2h 45m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 44m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cairns to Kokopo?
The cheapest fare from Cairns to Kokopo is €137.02, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €241.45. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cairns to Kokopo?
The cheapest way from Cairns to Kokopo is by flight, at €167.70 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 55m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cairns to Kokopo?
Fares from Cairns to Kokopo bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €133.48. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 229 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cairns to Kokopo?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cairns to Kokopo, at €167.70. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cairns to Kokopo?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cairns to Kokopo, at €111.06 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Cairns to Kokopo?
1 operators sell services from Cairns to Kokopo across 1 mode: Air Niugini. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cairns to Kokopo?
50 percent of the services we sell from Cairns to Kokopo are direct. The rest connect at Port Moresby, with about 100 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cairns to Kokopo use?
Services from Cairns to Kokopo by flight leave from Cairns CNS and arrive at Kokopo RAB. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cairns to Kokopo?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cairns to Kokopo allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cairns to Kokopo on September 12, 2026: 1615 km of route against 1568 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €137.02, and 5h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kokopo is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Kokopo
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Kokopo, with free cancellation on most of it.
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cairns
Arriving in Kokopo
Leaving Kokopo
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- 2Countries
- 2Operators
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