$180 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to Cairns

If you are looking for a flight deal from Christchurch to Cairns, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cairns, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Christchurch to Cairns is April, where tickets cost $456 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $970 and $758 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $403, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Christchurch to Cairns, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Christchurch to Cairns were found on Jetstar ($478) and Air New Zealand ($666).

There is just one airline that flies from Christchurch to Cairns direct and that is Jetstar. The best return deal found from Jetstar for the route is $311.

Weekly flights between Christchurch and Cairns historically see delays in approximately 11% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 117 minutes.

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

Statistically, Friday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Wednesday 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 11% of their flights encountering any delays.