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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
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Cairns
2h 20mNonstop
from $174per person
Townsville
2h 00mNonstop
from $234per person
Hamilton Island
1h 45mNonstop
from $251per person
Gladstone
1h 10mNonstop
from $329per person
Hervey Bay
0h 55mNonstop
from $331per person
Bundaberg
0h 55mNonstop
from $352per person
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef flight route?

The cheapest ticket to Great Barrier Reef from Brisbane found in the last 5 days was to Cairns, at $122 return. The most popular route is from Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $122.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef?

The cheapest time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally at night, when retur flights cost $240 on average. Morning departures are around 15% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $276.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

No, with an average price for the route of $841, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

The cheapest month for flights from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef is January, when tickets cost $233 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $353 and $329 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Great Barrier Reef on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Brisbane, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Tuesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

To get a below-average price on a flight from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$91
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Brisbane to Cairns

FAQs - booking Great Barrier Reef flights

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Brisbane to Great Barrier Reef? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 474 reviews
8.2Crew
6.4Food
7.5Comfort
6.4Entertainment
7.8Boarding
Airline reviews

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

10.0 ExcellentKieron, Dec 2024
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Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

Boarding was smooth after a 25 min delay. Notification of delay could be more efficient and change in boarding gate was not notified on the flights board or app.

I did not use the in flight entertainment, but the selection appeared to be decent. Take off was delayed, but otherwise the process was uneventful.

Virgin Australia passed this flight onto Alliance, so my rating and comments are based on my experience with crew, aircraft and available options. Alliance only offers drinks which consisted of tea, coffee and water, free of charge. There was no on board entertainment. The aircraft seating although narrow accommodated my 6 foot 2 body with little discomfort.

When the flight is full out would be good to allow the use of the front toilet as well as the rear. Otherwise it was an uneventful flight.

Flight departed in time and arrived on time, no issues at all.

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

There is no not applicable button to tick. Due to turbulence there was no food/drink offered. That’s expected and was fine 👌🏻

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

The plane was delayed about 3 hours so anything else is immaterial

For a long haul, the flight was good. We left an hour late due to a seat in business class not working. But they made up time and we still got in on time or even early thanks to tailwinds. The crew was friendly. The meals were okay, nothing special.

The seats are too close together and are smaller than they used to be. Makes for a cramped experience.

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

First flight on Quantas. High marks all around. Plus it appears as if the have a comparatively new flight. Excellent airline!

The flight was delayed more than half an hour. The checked baggage took ages to be offloaded from the flight. It is also a "full service" flight for two hours over lunch time - served a crappy packet of biscuits for the inflight snack!

Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.

Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

Every single one of my flight were delayed. On top of that when I asked for water I didn’t get it the first time. I had to ask for it multiple of time.

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