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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$315
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cairns to Osaka

FAQs for booking flights from Great Barrier Reef to Japan

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Great Barrier Reef to Japan?

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

    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 Great Barrier Reef to Japan 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 Great Barrier Reef to Japan?

    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 Great Barrier Reef to Japan up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Japan?

    Finnair connects Great Barrier Reef to Japan with 11 flights per week and both Japan Airlines and Jetstar also offer 11 flights per week.

  • How many airports are there in Japan?

    There are 79 airports in Japan. The busiest airport is Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), with 28% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Japan?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Japan is Osaka Kansai Intl Airport (KIX), with an average flight price of $314.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Japan?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Japan is Monday when return tickets can be as cheap as $816. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $1,027 on average.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Japan is generally at night, when retur flights cost $290 on average. Morning departures are around 48% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Japan is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,116.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Japan?

    The cheapest ticket to Japan from Great Barrier Reef found in the last 72 hours was to Tokyo Haneda Airport, at $363 return. The most popular route is Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $363.

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

    The cheapest month for flights from Great Barrier Reef to Japan is November, when tickets cost $607 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,207 and $1,052 respectively.

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

    To get a below-average price on a flight from Great Barrier Reef to Japan, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Japan?

    From Great Barrier Reef, there are direct flights to Japan from one city. This city is Cairns and there are 33 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Japan are there each day?

    There are around 5 direct flights from within Great Barrier Reef to Japan every day. All flights depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Japan are there each week?

    Each week there are around 33 direct flights from within Great Barrier Reef to Japan. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Japan?

    An average direct flight from Great Barrier Reef to Japan takes 21h 08m, covering a distance of 9700 km. The shortest route is Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) with an average flight time of 7h 20m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Japan each week?

    There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Japan. Instead, there are 33 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Cairns.

  • What is the most popular destination in Japan?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Tokyo (100% of total searches to Japan).

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Great Barrier Reef to Japan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Great Barrier Reef to Japan? 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
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 949 reviews
7.6Comfort
7.9Boarding
7.3Food
8.1Crew
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

2.0 MediocreRamanathan, July 2025MAA - HKG
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Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

Cabin crew is very helpful and nice, it is another level of service compared to Air Canada

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

As before, my only problem was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arrival at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

The only problem I had was not being able to download my boarding passes prior to arriving at the airport. Everything else was perfect.

If I had blood clots, that window seat would've killed me for certain.

Short staffs, I ask stewardess to bring me cognac twice during dinner but they didn't bring it!

I had high expectations but met with a below average experience. I hope the Airline will take a notice and improve.

Special request meals are really below average. Vegetarian options are very limited if you didn't prebook.

I've stomach problems after 2 hours of flight, Iris, the flight purser not only did her best to make me feel comfortable, she went above and beyond providing pain relievers medicines and ointment. She look and found a doctor passenger on the flight to provide advise. She even report on ground staffs about my condition and provide wheelchair upon arrival. Kudos to her and Cathay Pacific!

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.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

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

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

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

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

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.

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.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

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.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Comfortable seats, boarding was easy and staff were very nice.

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

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