Find Cheap Flights from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef

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Cheap Flights from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cairns
Cairns1 stop$411
Townsville
Townsvilledirect$427
Cairns
Cairns1 stop$411
Townsville
Townsvilledirect$427
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Mackay to Great Barrier Reef flights

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

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

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

The cheapest ticket to Great Barrier Reef from Mackay found in the last 72 hours was to Cairns, at $2,185 return. The most popular route is from Mackay (MKY) to Cairns (CNS), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $2,185.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $433, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef, 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 Mackay to Great Barrier Reef is March, when tickets cost $453 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, when the average cost of return tickets is $865 and $574 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Great Barrier Reef on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to fly from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (23% more expensive on average)

FAQs - booking Great Barrier Reef flights

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

    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 Mackay to Great Barrier Reef.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef 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 Mackay 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 Mackay 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 Mackay 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 Mackay to Great Barrier Reef 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 Great Barrier Reef?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally at night, when retur flights cost $341 on average. Morning departures are around 19% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Great Barrier Reef is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $571.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Great Barrier Reef

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Mackay to the following destinations at these prices or less: Townsville $226 one-way - $473 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Mackay to Great Barrier Reef. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Mackay 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.
7.5
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 416 reviews
8.2Crew
7.7Boarding
7.5Comfort
6.4Entertainment
6.4Food
Airline reviews

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!

10.0 ExcellentManish, Aug 2025MEL - SYD
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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?

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