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Cheap Flights from Cairns to the United States

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,035
New York
New York1 stop$2,011
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,547
Honolulu
Honolulu3 stops$1,320
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,574
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$2,005
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,478
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,774
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,035
New York
New York1 stop$2,011
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,547
Honolulu
Honolulu3 stops$1,320
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,574
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$2,005
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,478
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,774

Book Cheap Cairns to the United States Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cairns to the United States 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 the United States

Thu, 22 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan
Fiji Airways Logo
12:35 - 12:00
CNS
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LAX
17h 25m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 11:35
LAX
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CNS
19h 00m1 stop
$1,035Fiji Airways
Mon, 2 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:45 - 10:40
CNS
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HNL
38h 55m3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:00 - 11:35
HNL
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CNS
27h 35m2 stops
$1,320Multiple Airlines
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 21:08
CNS
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LAX
33h 08m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:10 - 17:15
LAX
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CNS
33h 05m2 stops
$1,381Multiple Airlines
Thu, 5 Feb - Mon, 9 Feb
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:25 - 21:15
CNS
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SFO
27h 50m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
21:45 - 09:55
SFO
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CNS
42h 10m1 stop
$1,547Cathay Pacific
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:25 - 16:20
CNS
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LAX
22h 55m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
21:15 - 09:55
LAX
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CNS
42h 40m1 stop
$1,561Cathay Pacific
Mon, 11 May - Thu, 14 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 09:55
CNS
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HNL
23h 55m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
11:50 - 12:55
HNL
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CNS
29h 05m1 stop
$1,687Qantas Airways
Mon, 11 May - Thu, 14 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 09:55
CNS
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HNL
23h 55m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
11:50 - 12:55
HNL
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CNS
29h 05m1 stop
$1,689Qantas Airways
Mon, 2 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
11:45 - 07:30
CNS
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HNL
39h 45m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
09:20 - 23:05
HNL
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CNS
41h 45m2 stops
$1,713Air New Zealand
Thu, 5 Feb - Mon, 9 Feb
Air Canada Logo
06:00 - 20:34
CNS
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SFO
32h 34m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
13:20 - 14:00
SFO
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CNS
30h 40m2 stops
$2,071Air Canada
Wed, 4 Feb - Sun, 8 Feb
Air Canada Logo
06:00 - 10:34
CNS
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SFO
22h 34m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
11:20 - 14:55
SFO
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CNS
33h 35m2 stops
$2,156Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cairns to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cairns to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cairns to the United States, 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 the United States is May, when tickets cost $1,157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,753 and $1,580 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$789
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
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  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, when retur flights cost $1,526 on average. Morning departures are around 17% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,930.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cairns to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cairns to the United States? 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 210 reviews
7.5Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025
NAN - SFO
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Like: Aircraft was better than others I've flown in. Crew was great, food was very good. Air New Zealand is now my favorite airline. On our long flight from AKL to YVR there was enough room for those of us in Economy to stretch a bit. My sister is disabled and they took very good care of her and me. Best entertainment offering of all the other airlines. Not so much; Flight from AKL to YRV was delayed BUT they recovered really well so no complaints here. Pretty petty point to complain about. Only negative I have. I will recommend to friends.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

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.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

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

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

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.

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