Where can you fly direct from Cairns?

Currently, the most popular direct flight destination from Cairns is Brisbane.

How much are direct flights from Cairns?

On average, a one-way direct flight from Cairns will cost users approximately $307. If you're looking for a direct round-trip flight from Cairns, you can expect to pay around $1,248.

How long is a direct flight from Cairns?

While the flight duration depends heavily on the destination, on average, travelers can expect non-stop flights from Cairns to last approximately 3h 46m on average. The quickest direct flight from Cairns at this time departs from Cairns (0h 55m), while the longest leaves from Cairns (7h 30m).

What is the best time of year to fly direct from Cairns?

If you're seeking the lowest price on a direct flight from Cairns, May is worth consideration as prices are at their lowest, on average. In terms of the number of daily non-stop flights, February offers travelers the most options.

At the moment, the best time to book a non-stop flight from Cairns is in March with an average price of $166. If you're looking to fly direct from Cairns in October, expect to pay the most, with an average price of $233. Keep in mind that different factors like airlines, departure airports, and times can affect the cost of your flight, so it's a good idea to compare these to find the best deal.

At the moment, the best time to book a non-stop flight from Cairns is in March with an average price of $166. If you're looking to fly direct from Cairns in October, expect to pay the most, with an average price of $233. Keep in mind that different factors like airlines, departure airports, and times can affect the cost of your flight, so it's a good idea to compare these to find the best deal.

Direct flights from Cairns

Cheapest flights from Cairns
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Cairns. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 13 June 2025.

Tue 24/606:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mJetstar

Tue 8/706:00BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 25mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$184

Wed 25/606:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 15mMultiple Airlines

Wed 9/706:00BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6$209

Tue 9/919:00CNS - SYD

Nonstop2h 55mJetstar

Sat 13/919:45SYD - CNS

Nonstop3h 05mJetstar

Deal found 11/6$210

Wed 2/721:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 15mVirgin Australia

Thu 3/721:05BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 30mVirgin Australia

Deal found 10/6$230

Fri 4/721:30CNS - MEL

Nonstop3h 25mJetstar

Sun 20/719:45MEL - CNS

Nonstop3h 20mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$233

Sun 27/708:05CNS - TSV

Nonstop1h 00mRex

Sun 3/810:05TSV - CNS

Nonstop1h 05mRex

Deal found 12/6$301

Fri 7/1117:35CNS - SYD

Nonstop3h 00mVirgin Australia

Sun 9/1114:40SYD - CNS

Nonstop3h 05mVirgin Australia

Deal found 11/6$347

Thu 31/720:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mQantas Airways

Sun 3/806:05BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 30mQantas Airways

Deal found 11/6$391

Sun 20/708:05CNS - TSV

Nonstop1h 00mMultiple Airlines

Mon 21/718:45TSV - CNS

Nonstop1h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6$396

Thu 21/807:00CNS - DPS

Nonstop4h 55mIndonesia AirAsia

Fri 5/923:45DPS - CNS

Nonstop4h 50mIndonesia AirAsia

Deal found 11/6$410

Sat 26/720:25CNS - MEL

Nonstop3h 30mMultiple Airlines

Wed 30/719:45MEL - CNS

Nonstop3h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6$433

Sat 26/707:15CNS - DPS

Nonstop4h 55mMultiple Airlines

Mon 4/823:30DPS - CNS

Nonstop4h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6$447

Last-minute flights from Cairns
Discover last-minute flight deals departing from Cairns. Data was last updated 13 June 2025 and is based on user searches.

Wed 18/611:00CNS - DPS

Nonstop11h 00mJetstar

Tue 24/621:20DPS - CNS

Nonstop10h 25mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$958

Thu 19/606:45CNS - SYD

Nonstop3h 00mJetstar

Mon 23/619:45SYD - CNS

Nonstop3h 05mJetstar

Deal found 11/6$203

Thu 19/621:30CNS - MEL

Nonstop3h 25mJetstar

Mon 23/619:45MEL - CNS

Nonstop3h 20mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$236

Thu 19/621:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 15mVirgin Australia

Mon 23/621:05BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 30mVirgin Australia

Deal found 12/6$243

Thu 19/613:40CNS - SYD

Nonstop2h 55mMultiple Airlines

Mon 23/615:20SYD - CNS

Nonstop3h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6$843

Fri 20/611:00CNS - DPS

Nonstop11h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 25/623:35DPS - CNS

Nonstop4h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6$659

Sun 22/606:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mMultiple Airlines

Mon 23/621:05BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/6$238

Sun 22/606:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mJetstar

Mon 23/618:35BNE - CNS

Nonstop2h 20mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$241

Sun 22/608:05CNS - TSV

Nonstop1h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sat 28/607:05TSV - CNS

Nonstop1h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/6$428

Mon 23/608:00CNS - TSV

Nonstop0h 55mQantas Airways

Fri 27/609:20TSV - CNS

Nonstop1h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 12/6$606

Mon 23/607:15CNS - DPS

Nonstop4h 55mIndonesia AirAsia

Wed 2/723:35DPS - CNS

Nonstop4h 45mIndonesia AirAsia

Deal found 11/6$889

Mon 23/611:40CNS - NRT

Nonstop7h 25mJetstar

Wed 25/620:05NRT - CNS

Nonstop7h 20mJetstar

Deal found 11/6$973

One-way flights from Cairns
Search for one-way flight options from Cairns. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 13 June 2025.

Tue 12/806:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$97

Thu 26/621:30CNS - MEL

Nonstop3h 25mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$112

Thu 19/621:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 15mVirgin Australia

Deal found 12/6$115

Thu 3/719:00CNS - SYD

Nonstop2h 55mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$118

Tue 5/807:15CNS - TSV

Nonstop1h 00mRex

Deal found 11/6$141

Fri 3/1019:15CNS - SYD

Nonstop2h 55mVirgin Australia

Deal found 11/6$150

Fri 20/620:25CNS - MEL

Nonstop3h 30mVirgin Australia

Deal found 11/6$157

Mon 3/1107:00CNS - DPS

Nonstop4h 40mIndonesia AirAsia

Deal found 12/6$216

Sat 15/1106:30CNS - TSV

Nonstop0h 55mQantas Airways

Deal found 12/6$229

Thu 24/706:00CNS - BNE

Nonstop2h 10mQantas Airways

Deal found 12/6$229

Tue 9/909:00CNS - DPS

Nonstop4h 45mJetstar

Deal found 12/6$236

Mon 4/817:35CNS - SYD

Nonstop2h 55mQantas Airways

Deal found 11/6$279

Find direct flights from Cairns within your budget

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

CairnsBrisbane

CNS - BNE

CNSBNE

Cairns

Tue 24/6

06:00-08:10

Nonstop2h 10m

Brisbane

Tue 8/7

06:00-08:25

Nonstop2h 25m

$184

CairnsBrisbane

CNS - BNE

CNSBNE

Cairns

Wed 25/6

06:00-08:15

Nonstop2h 15m

Brisbane

Wed 9/7

06:00-08:25

Nonstop2h 25m

$209

CairnsSydney

CNS - SYD

CNSSYD

Cairns

Tue 9/9

19:00-21:55

Nonstop2h 55m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 11/9

15:10-18:15

Nonstop3h 05m

$210

CairnsBrisbane

CNS - BNE

CNSBNE

Cairns

Wed 2/7

21:00-23:15

Nonstop2h 15m

Brisbane

Thu 3/7

21:05-23:35

Nonstop2h 30m

$230

CairnsMelbourne

CNS - MEL

CNSMEL

Cairns

Fri 4/7

21:30-00:55

Nonstop3h 25m

Melbourne

Sun 20/7

19:45-23:05

Nonstop3h 20m

$233

CairnsTownsville

CNS - TSV

CNSTSV

Cairns

Sun 27/7

08:05-09:05

Nonstop1h 00m

Townsville

Sun 3/8

10:05-11:10

Nonstop1h 05m

$301

CairnsSydney

CNS - SYD

CNSSYD

Cairns

Fri 7/11

17:35-21:35

Nonstop3h 00m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 9/11

14:40-16:45

Nonstop3h 05m

$347

CairnsBrisbane

CNS - BNE

CNSBNE

Cairns

Thu 31/7

20:00-22:10

Nonstop2h 10m

Brisbane

Sun 3/8

06:05-08:35

Nonstop2h 30m

$391

CairnsTownsville

CNS - TSV

CNSTSV

Cairns

Sun 20/7

08:05-09:05

Nonstop1h 00m

Townsville

Mon 21/7

18:45-19:45

Nonstop1h 00m

$396

CairnsDenpasar

CNS - DPS

CNSDPS

Cairns

Thu 21/8

07:00-09:55

Nonstop4h 55m

Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

Fri 5/9

23:45-06:35

Nonstop4h 50m

$410

Flights are sorted by cheapest return flights first.

Deals found on 12/6

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Reviews of airlines flying direct to Cairns

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,May 2025

AKL - SFO

It was a United plane, the seating was too tight.

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,May 2025

AKL - SFO

It was a United plane, the seating was too tight.

Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

854 reviews

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,May 2025

AKL - SFO

It was a United plane, the seating was too tight.

Virgin Australia

7.5

Good

407 reviews

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,May 2025

AKL - SFO

It was a United plane, the seating was too tight.

Jetstar

6.6

Okay

449 reviews

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

483 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,May 2025

AKL - SFO

It was a United plane, the seating was too tight.

Related info for your journey

Where can you fly direct from Cairns?
Currently, the most popular direct flight destination from Cairns is Brisbane.
How much are direct flights from Cairns?
On average, a one-way direct flight from Cairns will cost users approximately $307. If you're looking for a direct round-trip flight from Cairns, you can expect to pay around $1,248.
How long is a direct flight from Cairns?
While the flight duration depends heavily on the destination, on average, travelers can expect non-stop flights from Cairns to last approximately 3h 46m on average. The quickest direct flight from Cairns at this time departs from Cairns (0h 55m), while the longest leaves from Cairns (7h 30m).
What is the best time of year to fly direct from Cairns?
If you're seeking the lowest price on a direct flight from Cairns, May is worth consideration as prices are at their lowest, on average. In terms of the number of daily non-stop flights, February offers travelers the most options.

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