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: 61. Flight time: 3 hours 25 minutes. Distance: 2313 km. Tickets from KSh11 012 (departure 2 December).

Prices updated on 22 October at 11:05

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

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Airlines

Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 949

13:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

17:55

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 Oct

KSh17 557

JQ 949

13:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

18:00

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 Oct

KSh14 590

JQ 33

03:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h 30min

Direct

07:30

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 Oct

KSh21 411

JQ 949

20:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

00:55

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct +1

KSh22 688

JQ 949

20:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

01:00

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct +1

KSh15 901

VA 770

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

6h 20min

1 stop

06:20

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct +1

KSh22 264

JQ 949

13:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

18:00

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct

KSh18 766

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 Oct

KSh16 475

JQ 943 🔥 Hot deal

19:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

23:35

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 Oct

KSh19 824

JQ 943

12:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 Oct

KSh17 779

VA 1298

19:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 28 Oct +1

KSh18 485

VA 770

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

6h 15min

1 stop

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 28 Oct +1

KSh22 636

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 28 Oct

KSh18 918

JQ 943

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

16:35

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 29 Oct

KSh17 966

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 29 Oct

KSh12 925

VA 770

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 Oct

7h

1 stop

07:00

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 Oct +1

KSh22 568

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 31 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 Oct

KSh15 564

JQ 33

02:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 Nov

KSh20 536

JQ 943

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:35

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 Nov

KSh17 771

JQ 943

12:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 Nov

KSh19 170

VA 1298

19:50

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 Nov +1

KSh13 993

VA 770

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

5h 15min

1 stop

05:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 Nov +1

KSh22 680

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

6h 20min

1 stop

16:05

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 Nov

KSh21 876

VA 1298

19:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 5 Nov +1

KSh15 965

JQ 943

12:20

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 5 Nov

KSh20 529

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 5 Nov

KSh15 772

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 6 Nov

KSh14 151

JQ 33

02:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 9 Nov

KSh23 525

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 9 Nov

KSh14 692

JQ 929

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 9 Nov

26h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 11 Nov +1

KSh20 567

VA 1292

04:45

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

09:10

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 10 Nov

KSh22 226

VA 784

07:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

8h 35min

1 stop

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 10 Nov

KSh22 697

JQ 943

12:20

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 12 Nov

KSh18 131

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 12 Nov

KSh15 495

JQ 33

02:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 13 Nov

KSh21 132

VA 1298 🔥 Hot deal

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 13 Nov

KSh18 812

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 15 Nov

KSh21 287

VA 1298

19:50

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

00:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 17 Nov +1

KSh20 749

JQ 33

02:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 18 Nov

KSh18 029

JQ 33

02:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 19 Nov

KSh17 853

JQ 33

09:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

KSh21 948

JQ 947

03:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

KSh17 282

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

12h 30min

1 stop

00:35

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Sat, 21 Nov +1

KSh18 086

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 20 Nov

KSh17 598

JQ 33

09:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

KSh17 498

JQ 947

03:15

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

07:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

KSh23 045

JQ 941

00:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

05:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh17 151

JQ 33 🔥 Hot deal

09:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 30min

Direct

14:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh17 452

JQ 943

12:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

16:45

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh18 121

VA 1298

12:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 25min

Direct

17:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh15 070

Direct flight schedule Cairns — Melbourne

Direct flights: 11 · Airlines: 3 · First departure: 00:45 · Last departure: 16:55

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

00:45→05:15 Jetstar Airways JQ 941 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

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

07:40→12:10 Jetstar Airways JQ 945 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

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 Thu, 29 Oct · One way from KSh12 925

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Jetstar Airways

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

Price from

KSh11 012

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

KSh11 788

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 KSh16 111.

Virgin Australia Average price: KSh16 111 · Flights: 6 · Direct: 3
Jetstar Airways Average price: KSh16 215 · Flights: 10 · Direct: 7
Qantas Airways Average price: KSh17 533 · Flights: 2 · Direct: 1

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: 6 · Direct: 3
Qantas Airways Flights: 2 · Direct: 1

Round trip Cairns — Melbourne

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Fri, 5 Feb	Mon, 8 Feb	KSh12 812 + KSh12 624
One week	Thu, 3 Dec	Thu, 10 Dec	KSh11 299 + KSh12 132
Two weeks	Tue, 1 Dec	Tue, 15 Dec	KSh11 012 + KSh12 182

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

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

Which month is cheapest to fly Cairns — Melbourne?

Cheapest month: March — a one-way ticket usually costs around KSh13 058, 6% below average. Most expensive month: November — around KSh15 283.

March 2027usually KSh13 058 · 6% below average

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

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

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

The cheapest departure right now is Thu, 29 Oct — from KSh12 925. Days before departure: 7.

Before departureDeparture dateDifference from lowestPrice

1–3 days Fri, 23 Oct 23% more

4–7 days Thu, 29 Oct cheapest

8–14 days Wed, 4 Nov 2% more

15–21 days Fri, 6 Nov 9% more

22–30 days Fri, 13 Nov 19% more

Lowest prices for departures in the next 30 days.

How many flights per day operate from Cairns to Melbourne?

Most flights operate on Fri (13), the fewest on Mon (9).

Mon Flights: 9 · Direct: 7
Tue Flights: 10 · Direct: 7
Wed Flights: 11 · Direct: 9
Thu Flights: 10 · Direct: 9
Fri Flights: 13 · Direct: 10
Sat Flights: 9 · Direct: 9
Sun Flights: 11 · Direct: 10

Popular destinations from Cairns

All →

CNS

Cairns — Brisbane

Australia → Australia

BNE

from

KSh9 497

CNS

Cairns — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh9 872

CNS

Cairns — Gold Coast

Australia → Australia

OOL

from

KSh11 120

CNS

Cairns — Newcastle

Australia → Australia

NTL

from

KSh20 374

CNS

Cairns — Ballina

Australia → Australia

BNK

from

KSh21 044

CNS

Cairns — Townsville

Australia → Australia

TSV

from

KSh21 583

CNS

Cairns — Proserpine

Australia → Australia

PPP

from

KSh22 534

Popular destinations to Melbourne

All →

SYD

Sydney — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh6 016

HBA

Hobart — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh7 390

OOL

Gold Coast — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh7 721

ADL

Adelaide — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh7 815

BNE

Brisbane — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh9 321

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Melbourne

Indonesia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh15 006

WLG

Wellington — Melbourne

New Zealand → Australia

MEL

from

KSh15 995

AKL

Auckland — Melbourne

New Zealand → Australia

MEL

from

KSh16 881

Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Price from: KSh11 012
Average price: KSh15 883
Cheapest: March
Flight time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Distance: 2 313 km
Рейсов в неделю: 61
Airlines: 3
Most frequent flight: JQ 33

Prices as of 22 October, 11:05 Moscow time

Airports on the Cairns — Melbourne route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
CairnsCNS TullamarineMEL Cheapest	16	11	3
CairnsCNS Avalon AirportAVV	2	0	1

Departure airports · Cairns

CairnsCNS

Arrival airports · Melbourne

TullamarineMEL
Avalon AirportAVV ≈ 52 km from the centre
Melbourne 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 25 minutes on average. Nonstop tickets start at KSh11 012.

The average ticket price Cairns Melbourne is KSh15 883. The cheapest ticket costs KSh11 012, 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 22 October.

A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 25 minutes on average. The fastest is JQ 949 Jetstar Airways: 3 hours 20 minutes. With a connection: from 5 hours 15 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 KSh11 012. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from KSh12 645.

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 KSh11 234. The average price is KSh13 137. Nonstop flights are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. All tickets Melbourne — Cairns