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JQ Return flights from $141
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Wed 22 Oct$141
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Dep. Wed 15 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$141
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Wed 01 Oct$141
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Dep. Sat 20 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$141
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Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$141
Dep. Sun 21 SepRet. Sat 27 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 18 Sep$141
Dep. Mon 15 SepRet. Wed 17 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Sat 27 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$141
Dep. Sun 19 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$141
Dep. Sat 20 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$141
Dep. Sun 19 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$141
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$141
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$141
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Thu 23 Oct$141
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Wed 17 Sep$141
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Sat 20 Sep$141
Dep. Sun 21 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$141
Dep. Mon 15 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$141
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$141
Dep. Sat 11 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$141
Dep. Tue 09 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$141
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Sat 20 Sep$141
Dep. Sat 13 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$141
Dep. Sat 13 SepRet. Thu 18 Sep$141
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Dep. Mon 15 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$141
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$141
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$141
Dep. Sun 14 SepRet. Thu 18 Sep$141
JQ,VA Return flights from $159
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$159
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$173
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Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$174
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$174
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$177
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$181
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$182
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$183
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$184
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$186
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$199
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$199
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$203
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$229
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$244
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$281
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$348
VA Return flights from $182
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$182
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$183
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Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$185
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$192
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$194
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$194
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$195
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$215
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$219
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$242
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$242
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$246
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$247
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$255
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$259
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$290
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$296
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$340
JQ,QF Return flights from $214
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$214
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$227
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Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$251
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$251
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$254
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$254
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$263
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$263
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$264
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$265
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$279
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$284
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$294
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$307
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$318
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$344
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$393
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$395
QF,VA Return flights from $241
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$241
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$250
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Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$250
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$259
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$261
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$274
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$274
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$298
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$304
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$305
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$313
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$325
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$331
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$333
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$373
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$381
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$439
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $312
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$312
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$312
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$318
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$329
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$331
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$334
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$348
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$379
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$380
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$386
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$397
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$430
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$451
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$458
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$529
QF Return flights from $323
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$323
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$325
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$332
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$345
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$346
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$364
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$364
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$364
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$371
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$377
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$387
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$407
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$423
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$451
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$477
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$491
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$506
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$507
JQ,NZ Return flights from $653
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$653
NZ,VA Return flights from $705
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$705
PX,VA Return flights from $739
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$739
JQ,PX Return flights from $779
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$779
PX,QF Return flights from $780
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$780
PX,QF,VA Return flights from $870
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$870
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$915
NZ,QF Return flights from $902
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$902
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$904
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$913
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$921
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$936
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$945
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$972
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$974
EK Return flights from $1,192
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$1,192
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$1,194
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$1,210
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$1,220
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$1,247
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$1,409
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$1,414
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$1,438
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$1,511
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$1,695
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$1,708

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Did you know...

  • It is 1,972 km from Sydney to Cairns.
  • Sydney is in the same time zone as Cairns.
  • Sydney to Cairns, the shortest one-way flight is 3 hours and 5 minutes

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cairns from Sydney?

At the moment, September/2025 is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Cairns. You will pay the most in October/2025.

What airlines fly direct to Cairns from Sydney?

Singapore Airlines and Jetstar have direct flights from Sydney to Cairns.

What is the cheapest airline to fly to Cairns from Sydney?

The cheapest airline to fly from Sydney to Cairns is Jetstar.

What is the best airline to fly to Cairns from Sydney?

Singapore Airlines is the best airline to fly from Sydney to Cairns and it flies non-stop. The best budget airline is Jetstar.

How to get from Sydney to Cairns
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