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JQ,VA Return flights from $185
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Dep. Sun 10 JanRet. Fri 15 Jan$186
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Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$186
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Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$197
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$210
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$210
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Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$237
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$282
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$361
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$369
VA Return flights from $185
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$185
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb$185
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Dep. Sat 13 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$185
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$193
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CZ,JQ Return flights from $207
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$207
Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$235
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Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$240
JQ,QF Return flights from $210
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$210
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$210
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Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$211
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Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$212
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Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 25 Jan$214
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Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$214
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb$216
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$217
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Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$221
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$228
Dep. Wed 28 JulRet. Mon 09 Aug$242
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$244
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$246
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Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$254
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$256
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$301
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$303
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$370
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$449
JQ,NH Return flights from $211
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$211
Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$236
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Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$236
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 25 Jan$238
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$238
Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$239
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$254
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$265
Dep. Sun 10 JanRet. Fri 15 Jan$266
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Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Sat 16 Jan$285
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Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$287
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$301
Dep. Sun 17 JanRet. Fri 22 Jan$302
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$312
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$340
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Sun 25 Apr$358
Dep. Fri 15 JanRet. Wed 20 Jan$385
Dep. Thu 03 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$410
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$468
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$540
QF,VA Return flights from $211
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$211
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$211
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Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$248
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Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Sat 16 Jan$251
Dep. Thu 03 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$258
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$259
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$265
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$265
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$265
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$266
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$268
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$286
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$339
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$388
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$429
CZ,QF Return flights from $226
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$226
Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$264
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Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$286
NH,QF Return flights from $234
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$234
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$262
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Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$262
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 25 Jan$271
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$272
Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$295
Dep. Sun 10 JanRet. Fri 15 Jan$300
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$309
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$310
Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Sat 16 Jan$319
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$323
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$324
Dep. Sun 17 JanRet. Fri 22 Jan$325
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$360
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$361
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$394
Dep. Fri 15 JanRet. Wed 20 Jan$443
Dep. Thu 03 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$480
QF Return flights from $235
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$235
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$235
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Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Sat 16 Jan$235
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Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$236
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Dep. Sun 10 JanRet. Fri 15 Jan$238
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$238
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$258
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CZ,VA Return flights from $251
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$251
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Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$267
Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$293
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$468
NH,VA Return flights from $252
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$252
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Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$260
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Dep. Fri 15 JanRet. Wed 20 Jan$409
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Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$468
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JQ Return flights from $263
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Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$277
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Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$354
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Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$354
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $288
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$288
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$289
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Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$293
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$294
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Sun 25 Apr$294
Dep. Sat 10 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$307
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$311
Dep. Wed 28 JulRet. Mon 09 Aug$313
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Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$316
Dep. Sat 20 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb$335
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Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$340
Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$341
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 25 Jan$347
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$347
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$350
Dep. Thu 03 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$350
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$352
Dep. Fri 08 JanRet. Wed 13 Jan$355
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$355
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$359
Dep. Tue 19 JanRet. Sun 24 Jan$359
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$371
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$373
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$380
Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Sat 16 Jan$382
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$385
Dep. Sun 17 JanRet. Fri 22 Jan$394
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$411
Dep. Sun 06 DecRet. Fri 11 Dec$480
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$499
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$630
JQ,NH,QF Return flights from $366
Dep. Mon 18 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan$366
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Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 25 Jan$403
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$421
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Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Tue 02 Feb$449
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Dep. Sun 17 JanRet. Fri 22 Jan$501
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Dep. Fri 15 JanRet. Wed 20 Jan$551
Dep. Thu 03 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$603
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$804
FJ,VA Return flights from $637
Dep. Fri 09 AprRet. Sun 25 Apr$637

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Sydney to Cairns

Return fares from Sydney to Cairns by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Dec 2026
$154
Jan 2027
$145
Feb 2027
$186
Mar 2027
$156
Apr 2027
$184
May 2027
$144
Jun 2027
$201
Aug 2027
$1,354

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns is May 2027, with return fares from $144 — 89% cheaper than the most expensive month (August 2027, from $1,354).

When Should You Fly to Cairns?

Based on the fares we've tracked, May is typically the cheapest month to fly to Cairns, with return fares from $144. August is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,354.

Across the year, return fares to Cairns average around $315. If you can travel in the off-peak months of May, January and December, you'll generally pay up to 54% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to Cairns return airfares.

December 2026
$154
January 2027
$145
February 2027
$186
March 2027
$156
April 2027
$184
May 2027
$144
June 2027
$201
August 2027
$1,354

Average Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

These are the average prices for Sydney to Cairns return airfares.

November 2026
$402
December 2026
$278
January 2027
$273
February 2027
$283
March 2027
$283
April 2027
$307
May 2027
$293
June 2027
$292
July 2027
$347
August 2027
$300

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