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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Australia

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydneydirect$211
Melbourne
Melbournedirect$234
Brisbane
Brisbanedirect$175
Perth
Perthdirect$663
Adelaide
Adelaidedirect$359
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$213
Hobart
Hobart1 stop$535
Canberra
Canberra1 stop$559
Darwin
Darwin1 stop$570
Launceston
Launceston1 stop$440
Maroochydore
Maroochydoredirect$207
Townsville
Townsvilledirect$274
Proserpine
Proserpine1 stop$434
Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island1 stop$695
Yulara
Yulara1 stop$558
Broome
Broome2 stops$1,252
Mackay
Mackay1 stop$446
Alice Springs
Alice Springs1 stop$982
Sydney
Sydneydirect$211
Melbourne
Melbournedirect$234
Brisbane
Brisbanedirect$175
Perth
Perthdirect$663
Adelaide
Adelaidedirect$359
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$213
Hobart
Hobart1 stop$535
Canberra
Canberra1 stop$559
Darwin
Darwin1 stop$570
Launceston
Launceston1 stop$440
Maroochydore
Maroochydoredirect$207
Townsville
Townsvilledirect$274
Proserpine
Proserpine1 stop$434
Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island1 stop$695
Yulara
Yulara1 stop$558
Broome
Broome2 stops$1,252
Mackay
Mackay1 stop$446
Alice Springs
Alice Springs1 stop$982

Book Cheap Cairns to Australia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cairns to Australia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Cairns to Australia

Sat, 11 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:10CNS-BNE
2h 10mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:25BNE-CNS
2h 25mdirect
$175Jetstar
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Sat, 11 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:10CNS-BNE
2h 10mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:25BNE-CNS
2h 25mdirect
$176Jetstar
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Sat, 11 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:10CNS-BNE
2h 10mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:00 - 08:25BNE-CNS
2h 25mdirect
$178Jetstar
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Thu, 23 Oct - Sat, 25 Oct
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06:00 - 08:15CNS-BNE
2h 15mdirect
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08:45 - 11:15BNE-CNS
2h 30mdirect
Thu, 23 Oct - Sat, 25 Oct
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06:00 - 08:15CNS-BNE
2h 15mdirect
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08:45 - 11:15BNE-CNS
2h 30mdirect
Sat, 6 Dec - Mon, 8 Dec
Virgin Australia Logo
14:40 - 17:00CNS-BNE
2h 20mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
20:40 - 23:05BNE-CNS
2h 25mdirect
$229Virgin Australia
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Wed, 29 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
Virgin Australia Logo
09:15 - 11:35CNS-BNE
2h 20mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
14:15 - 16:40BNE-CNS
2h 25mdirect
$235Virgin Australia
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Fri, 24 Oct - Mon, 27 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
17:45 - 19:55CNS-DRW
2h 40mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 09:05DRW-CNS
2h 35mdirect
$775Qantas Airways
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Fri, 5 Dec - Sat, 20 Dec
Airnorth Logo
16:00 - 19:00CNS-DRW
3h 30m1 stop
Airnorth Logo
07:20 - 11:20DRW-CNS
3h 30m1 stop
$799Airnorth
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Fri, 10 Oct - Mon, 20 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
17:45 - 19:55CNS-DRW
2h 40mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
06:15 - 09:15DRW-CNS
2h 30mdirect
$808Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cairns to Australia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cairns to Australia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Cairns to Australia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Australia from Cairns found in the last 72 hours was to Coolangatta, at $109 return. The most popular route is from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane (BNE), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $113.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Cairns to Australia?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 3 stops stopover the cheapest option at $510 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cairns to Australia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cairns to Australia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Cairns to Australia is March, when tickets cost $214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and October, when the average cost of return tickets is $359 and $353 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cairns to Australia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cairns to Australia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Australia on a Thursday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Cairns, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cairns to Australia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cairns to Australia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Cairns to Australia, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$98
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cairns to Coolangatta

FAQs - booking Australia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cairns to Australia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cairns to Australia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cairns to Australia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cairns to Australia is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cairns to Australia?

    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 Cairns to Australia 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 Cairns to Australia?

    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 Cairns to Australia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Australia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally at night, when retur flights cost $171 on average. Morning departures are around 3% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,365.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Australia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Cairns to the following destinations at these prices or less: Brisbane $182 one-way - $246 round-trip; Melbourne $175 one-way - $243 round-trip; Sydney $161 one-way - $230 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Cairns to Australia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cairns to Australia? 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.
9.4
RexOverall score based on 27 reviews
6.9Entertainment
9.1Boarding
8.6Comfort
9.6Crew
8.0Food
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Fantastic staff and plane Only issue was flying out from terminal 2 at Perth nothing was open to get food or drink, we were there 3 hours early with 2 kids and not prepared to not be able to purchase food or drinks. Having self check in and bag drop would be wonderful too, as we had to wait for staff to arrive to check in despite checking in online the day before . Nothing major but would have made a great trip fantastic!

10.0 ExcellentBec, July 2024PER - ADL
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Fantastic staff and plane Only issue was flying out from terminal 2 at Perth nothing was open to get food or drink, we were there 3 hours early with 2 kids and not prepared to not be able to purchase food or drinks. Having self check in and bag drop would be wonderful too, as we had to wait for staff to arrive to check in despite checking in online the day before . Nothing major but would have made a great trip fantastic!

Enjoyed the comfort of the seats, slight delay to departure time but prompt takeoff and landing.

It asks about entertainment tho it’s not applicable. 10/10 for Rex 👌🏻

Not sure how to answer on the entertainment as there wasn’t any.. Comfort, I wasn’t comfortable as I was on the window side and a morbidly obese man sat in the middle and eased out into my space. I had sciatica so I wasn’t able to move much to get comfortable. Food wise I have a wheat allergy and asked if there was a gluten free option and was given a Byron bay cookie which was lovely tho it wasn’t wheat free. Not to worry. I wasn’t expecting there to be any appropriate snacks for me anyhow. The staff were very generous with the snacks and their concern for the passengers. The staff were amazing tho. Truly amazing ! One of the staff must have noticed my discomfort and helped me out to stand in the back of the plane to stretch which I really appreciated. I would fly with REX again without hesitation. Thank you very much. It was my first flight with you and I look forward to my return flight home on Tuesday. Best wishes to your company 👌🏻

All good, was a one hour flight so no food or entertainment which was expected

Rex is an underrated airline. Its my first time flying them and they were fantastic. the only things that annoyed me about my flight were things other passengers did so it was nothing i or REX could change

Really enjoyed flying with Rex the boarding and booking baggage on was easier than most. I will beat using Rex next time.

On time and a quick flight and staff vert good

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

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

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

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

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

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

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

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.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

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