$220+ Cheap flights from Cairns
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Cheapest flights from CairnsExplore the most affordable flight options available from Cairns. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 20 January 2025.
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Cairns. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 20 January 2025.
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Route
Departure
Return
Price
CairnsAuckland
CNS - AKL
CNSAKL
Cairns
Sat 22/2
16:05-05:10
1 stop10h 05m
Auckland Intl
Mon 31/3
15:45-09:10
1 stop20h 25m
CairnsAuckland
CNS - AKL
CNSAKL
Cairns
Sat 22/2
16:05-05:10
1 stop10h 05m
Auckland Intl
Sat 29/3
06:45-14:00
1 stop10h 15m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Sat 15/3
09:45-00:05
1 stop11h 20m
Christchurch
Sat 29/3
16:10-09:10
1 stop20h 00m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Sat 8/2
11:45-13:10
1 stop22h 25m
Queenstown Intl
Sun 16/2
17:30-23:15
1 stop8h 45m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Mon 17/3
17:20-14:40
2 stops18h 20m
Christchurch
Wed 26/3
08:50-22:10
1 stop16h 20m
CairnsWellington
CNS - WLG
CNSWLG
Cairns
Tue 4/3
16:05-17:05
2 stops22h 00m
Wellington
Tue 11/3
21:05-21:20
2 stops27h 15m
CairnsWellington
CNS - WLG
CNSWLG
Cairns
Tue 4/3
17:20-17:05
2 stops20h 45m
Wellington
Tue 11/3
06:05-11:00
1 stop7h 55m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Wed 5/3
06:40-19:35
1 stop9h 55m
Queenstown Intl
Wed 12/3
16:50-14:00
2 stops24h 10m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Mon 17/3
12:45-08:05
2 stops16h 20m
Christchurch
Wed 26/3
20:10-19:50
2 stops26h 40m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Wed 19/2
06:40-19:35
1 stop9h 55m
Queenstown Intl
Tue 25/2
12:45-09:05
2 stops23h 20m
Best time to book a flight from Cairns
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Travel insights for flights from Cairns
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When is the best time to book a flight from Cairns?
Use this chart to determine the optimal time to book a return flight from Cairns to Auckland. Price data was last updated on 17 January 2025.
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from Cairns, you should look to book at least 47 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Cairns?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Cairns (average of $547). Flying from Cairns in November will prove the most costly (average of $803). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.
Which airlines fly from Cairns?
For round-trip flights from Cairns you’ll fly on: Jetstar. This airline flies to the following popular destinations: Auckland.
What are popular destinations to fly to from Cairns?
Some of the most frequent flights departing from Cairns everyday are: Brisbane (280 flights per day), Sydney (203 flights per day), and Melbourne (154 flights per day).
What is the cheapest place to fly to from Cairns?
The cheapest city to fly to from Cairns is Brisbane, with prices starting at $125. Explore other affordable destinations below.
Airline reviews for flights from Cairns
Get insights into the airlines that provide service from Cairns. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing airline for your flight from Cairns. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 134,765 searches.
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Overall
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Overall
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Overall
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Boarding
Comfort
Entertainment
Food
Crew
Overall
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
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