Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne (Tullamarine)

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Nonstop flights from Cairns to Melbourne: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. Nonstop flights per week: 63. Flight time: 3 hours 30 minutes. Distance: 2313 km. Tickets from 79 € (departure 2 December).

Prices updated on 7 November at 11:09

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

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79 € 168 € 168 €

Airlines

Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 33

02:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 9 Nov

168 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 9 Nov

105 €

JQ 929

23:00

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

26h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 11 Nov +1

147 €

VA 1292

04:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

09:10

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 10 Nov

159 €

VA 784

07:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

8h 35min

1 stop

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 10 Nov

162 €

JQ 943

12:20

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 12 Nov

129 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 12 Nov

111 €

JQ 33

02:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 13 Nov

151 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 15 Nov

152 €

VA 1298

19:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 17 Nov +1

148 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 18 Nov

138 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 19 Nov

138 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

157 €

JQ 947

03:15

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

123 €

JQ 957

11:05

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

12h 30min

1 stop

00:35

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Sat, 21 Nov +1

129 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

126 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

125 €

JQ 947

03:15

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

165 €

JQ 941

07:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

12:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

129 €

JQ 943

19:10

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

23:35

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

121 €

JQ 943

12:20

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

129 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

108 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 23 Nov

149 €

VA 1298

12:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 23 Nov

148 €

JQ 951

23:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

15h 35min

1 stop

16:15

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Tue, 24 Nov +1

142 €

JQ 941

00:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

05:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 24 Nov

145 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 24 Nov

115 €

JQ 947

03:15

Кэрнс (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 25 Nov

125 €

JQ 957

11:05

Кэрнс (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

12h 30min

1 stop

00:35

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Thu, 26 Nov +1

135 €

JQ 941

00:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

05:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

152 €

JQ 33

02:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

128 €

JQ 943

12:10

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:35

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

130 €

JQ 943

12:20

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

80 €

VA 1298

19:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov +1

140 €

VA 1302

23:55

Кэрнс (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

04:20

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov +1

93 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov

141 €

JQ 947 🔥 Hot deal

03:15

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov

80 €

JQ 945

14:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

19:10

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov

138 €

JQ 943

12:20

Кэрнс (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov

125 €

JQ 945

14:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

19:10

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 28 Nov

113 €

JQ 943

12:20

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 28 Nov

118 €

VA 1298

19:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 29 Nov +1

103 €

JQ 941

07:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

12:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 29 Nov

145 €

JQ 951

23:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

23h 55min

1 stop

00:35

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Tue, 1 Dec +1

128 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 30 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 30 Nov

120 €

JQ 947

03:15

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 30 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 30 Nov

129 €

VA 1298

19:50

Кэрнс (CNS)

Mon, 30 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 1 Dec +1

109 €

JQ 33

09:45

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 1 Dec

110 €

JQ 945

07:40

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h 30min

Direct

12:10

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 1 Dec

132 €

JQ 957

11:05

Кэрнс (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

12h 30min

1 stop

00:35

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Wed, 2 Dec +1

120 €

Direct flight schedule Cairns — Melbourne

Direct flights: 12 · Airlines: 3 · First departure: 03:15 · Last departure: 19:50

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

03:15→07:45 Jetstar Airways JQ 947 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

03:35→08:00 Qantas Airways QF 705 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

04:45→09:10 Virgin Australia VA 1292 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

07:45→12:15 Jetstar Airways JQ 941 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

09:45→14:15 Jetstar Airways JQ 033 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

09:45→14:15 Jetstar Airways JQ 33 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

11:40→16:05 Qantas Airways QF 703 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

12:20→16:45 Jetstar Airways JQ 943 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

Local time: departure at the departure airport, arrival at the arrival airport. Days and prices are based on tickets found for the coming months.

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Lowest price of the month Mon, 23 Nov · One way from 90 €

Prices as of 7 November, 11:10 Moscow time

Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Virgin Australia

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

84 €

Jetstar Airways

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Price from

90 €

Which airlines offer the cheapest flights from Cairns to Melbourne?

Based on collected data, the cheapest flights are offered by Virgin Australia with an average ticket price of 111 €.

Virgin Australia Average price: 111 € · Flights: 4 · Direct: 3
Jetstar Airways Average price: 113 € · Flights: 10 · Direct: 7
Qantas Airways Average price: 127 € · Flights: 3 · Direct: 2

Which airlines fly most often from Cairns to Melbourne?

The most flight options on this route are offered by Jetstar Airways — options found: 10.

Jetstar Airways Flights: 10 · Direct: 7
Virgin Australia Flights: 4 · Direct: 3
Qantas Airways Flights: 3 · Direct: 2

Round trip Cairns — Melbourne

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Fri, 19 Feb	Mon, 22 Feb	89 € + 90 €
One week	Thu, 3 Dec	Thu, 10 Dec	81 € + 87 €
Two weeks	Thu, 24 Dec	Thu, 7 Jan	87 € + 87 €

Two one-way tickets combined, price per adult. Tap a price to search these dates.

Prices as of 7 November, 11:10 Moscow time

Which month is cheapest to fly Cairns — Melbourne?

Cheapest month: March — a one-way ticket usually costs around 93 €, 6% below average. Most expensive month: November — around 108 €.

March 2027usually 93 € · 6% below average

One-way ticket prices for departures in that month. “Usually” is the median of the lowest daily prices.

Prices as of 7 November, 11:10 Moscow time

How many days before departure is it cheapest to buy a Cairns — Melbourne ticket?

The cheapest departure right now is Thu, 3 Dec — from 81 €. Days before departure: 26. 4–7 days before departure tickets cost from 104 €, 1–3 days before — from 105 €.

Before departureDeparture dateDifference from lowestPrice

1–3 days Mon, 9 Nov 30% more

4–7 days Fri, 13 Nov 29% more

8–14 days Wed, 18 Nov 53% more

15–21 days Mon, 23 Nov 12% more

22–30 days Thu, 3 Dec cheapest

Lowest prices for departures in the next 30 days.

How many flights per day operate from Cairns to Melbourne?

Most flights operate on Fri (12), the fewest on Tue (8).

Mon Flights: 10 · Direct: 8
Tue Flights: 8 · Direct: 6
Wed Flights: 11 · Direct: 10
Thu Flights: 10 · Direct: 9
Fri Flights: 12 · Direct: 10
Sat Flights: 10 · Direct: 10
Sun Flights: 11 · Direct: 10

Popular destinations from Cairns

All →

CNS

Cairns — Brisbane

Australia → Australia

BNE

from

69 €

CNS

Cairns — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

85 €

CNS

Cairns — Gold Coast

Australia → Australia

OOL

from

113 €

CNS

Cairns — Townsville

Australia → Australia

TSV

from

116 €

CNS

Cairns — Adelaide

Australia → Australia

ADL

from

117 €

CNS

Cairns — Newcastle

Australia → Australia

NTL

from

145 €

CNS

Cairns — Ballina

Australia → Australia

BNK

from

150 €

Popular destinations to Melbourne

All →

ADL

Adelaide — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

39 €

SYD

Sydney — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

42 €

HBA

Hobart — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

55 €

OOL

Gold Coast — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

57 €

BNE

Brisbane — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

70 €

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Melbourne

Indonesia → Australia

MEL

from

111 €

SGN

Ho Chi Minh City — Melbourne

Vietnam → Australia

MEL

from

133 €

AKL

Auckland — Melbourne

New Zealand → Australia

MEL

from

134 €

Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Price from: 81 €
Average price: 110 €
Cheapest: March
Flight time: 3 hours 30 minutes
Distance: 2 313 km
Рейсов в неделю: 63
Airlines: 3
Most frequent flight: JQ 33

Prices as of 7 November, 11:09 Moscow time

Airports on the Cairns — Melbourne route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
CairnsCNS TullamarineMEL Cheapest	15	12	3
CairnsCNS Avalon AirportAVV	2	0	1

Departure airports · Cairns

CairnsCNS

Arrival airports · Melbourne

TullamarineMEL
Avalon AirportAVV ≈ 52 km from the centre
Essendon AirportMEB no flights

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Nonstop flights from Cairns to Melbourne are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 30 minutes on average. Nonstop tickets start at 79 €.

The average ticket price Cairns Melbourne is 110 €. The cheapest ticket costs 79 €, operated by Jetstar Airways, flight JQ 033, departing Cairns on 2 December at 09:45, arriving Melbourne on 2 December at 14:15. Prices as of 7 November.

A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 30 minutes on average. The fastest is JQ 949 Jetstar Airways: 3 hours 20 minutes. With a connection: from 5 hours 35 minutes, usually about 12 hours.

Flights from Cairns to Melbourne arrive at these airports: Tullamarine (MEL), Avalon Airport (AVV). Most flights arrive at Tullamarine. Departure: Cairns (CNS).

Based on prices for the coming months, the cheapest month to fly is December: tickets from 81 €. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from 90 €.

Tickets from Cairns to Melbourne are sold by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. All of them fly nonstop.

The distance from Cairns to Melbourne is 2313 km.

Tickets from Melbourne to Cairns start at 77 €. The average price is 97 €. Nonstop flights are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. All tickets Melbourne — Cairns