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.
The centre line of the eclipse moves from west to east north of Cairns. I will be offshore, close to the central line on the morning
of the 14th of November. First contact is at 0544 at 1° of
altitude. Totality commences at 0638 at 14° and lasts for
2 minutes. Final contact is at 0740.
I will be travelling with Journeys
Worldwide - a Brisbane based firm I've used for previous
eclipses in Libya and China.
For the cruise, I will be aboard the P&O
Princess Dawn.
2012 solar eclipse - Getting to Cairns
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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