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When flying from Adelaide to Cairns, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Adelaide, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Adelaide to Cairns is February, where tickets cost $347 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $534 and $484 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $420, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Adelaide to Cairns, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 1% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Weekly flights between Adelaide and Cairns historically see delays in approximately 7% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 95 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Tuesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Jetstar have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 7% of their flights encountering any delays.

Melbourne (MEL) is the top choice – 80% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Adelaide to Cairns picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Melbourne (MEL) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of $603 for a return.

Consider flying via Melbourne (MEL) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 20m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Brisbane (BNE) often has the shortest stopovers from Adelaide to Cairns, with an average time of 1h 11m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 direct flights that take off from Adelaide and land in Cairns, with an average flight time of 3h 00m. The most common departure time is 06:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 10 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 20% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.