Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne (Tullamarine)

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

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Airlines

Air Jamaica Express Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 949

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 13 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 13 sep

184 NZ$

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 14 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 14 sep

179 NZ$

JQ 941

21:00

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 14 sep

3h 30min

Direct

00:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 15 sep +1

233 NZ$

JQ 947

09:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

3h 25min

Direct

13:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 15 sep

266 NZ$

JQ 033

01:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 30min

Direct

04:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 16 sep

241 NZ$

JQ 941

21:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 30min

Direct

00:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 17 sep +1

237 NZ$

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 17 sep

171 NZ$

JQ 949

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 18 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 18 sep

161 NZ$

JQ 895

09:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

13h 25min

1 stop

22:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 19 sep

281 NZ$

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 20 sep

276 NZ$

JQ 949 🔥 Hot deal

11:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

3h 20min

Direct

15:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 20 sep

153 NZ$

JQ 947

09:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 25min

Direct

13:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 21 sep

307 NZ$

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 21 sep

210 NZ$

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

16h 5min

1 stop

12:50

Melbourne, Avalon Airport (AVV)

Tue, 22 sep +1

284 NZ$

JQ 0949 Best price

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 22 sep

150 NZ$

JQ 949

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 22 sep

310 NZ$

QF 703

02:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 26 sep

3h 25min

Direct

06:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 26 sep

203 NZ$

JQ 895

09:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 6 oct

13h 25min

1 stop

22:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 6 oct

275 NZ$

JQ 947

08:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 8 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 8 oct

264 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

175 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

161 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 15 oct

170 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

239 NZ$

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 17 oct

278 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 17 oct

227 NZ$

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

6h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct +1

304 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

234 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

220 NZ$

JQ 941

21:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 30min

Direct

00:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct +1

287 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

170 NZ$

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

287 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

156 NZ$

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

7h 20min

1 stop

03:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct +1

305 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

167 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

266 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

196 NZ$

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

288 NZ$

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

284 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

214 NZ$

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

6h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct +1

299 NZ$

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

252 NZ$

JQ 943 🔥 Hot deal

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:35

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

153 NZ$

JQ 943

09:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:45

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

239 NZ$

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

248 NZ$

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

6h 15min

1 stop

02:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 28 oct +1

304 NZ$

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 29 oct

174 NZ$

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 oct

7h

1 stop

03:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 oct +1

303 NZ$

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 31 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 oct

209 NZ$

JQ 33

23:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 31 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov +1

276 NZ$

JQ 943

09:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 nov

3h 25min

Direct

12:45

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov

258 NZ$

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

NZ$153

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

NZ$158

Qantas Airways

Thu, Sat, Sun

Price from

NZ$203

Popular destinations from Cairns

All →

CNS

Cairns — Brisbane

Australia → Australia

BNE

from

NZ$70

CNS

Cairns — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

NZ$102

CNS

Cairns — Gold Coast

Australia → Australia

OOL

from

NZ$144

CNS

Cairns — Townsville

Australia → Australia

TSV

from

NZ$174

CNS

Cairns — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

AVV

from

NZ$197

CNS

Cairns — Sunshine Coast

Australia → Australia

MCY

from

NZ$219

CNS

Cairns — Adelaide

Australia → Australia

ADL

from

NZ$234

CNS

Cairns — Ayers Rock

Australia → Australia

AYQ

from

NZ$243

Popular destinations to Melbourne

All →

SYD

Sydney — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$34

ADL

Adelaide — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$56

BNE

Brisbane — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$59

HBA

Hobart — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$81

OOL

Gold Coast — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$98

CBR

Canberra — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$107

PER

Perth — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$145

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Melbourne

Indonesia → Australia

MEL

from

NZ$150

Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h 25min

Distance

2 313 km

Average price

NZ$214

Most frequent flight

JQ 949

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Cairns Melbourne is NZ$214. The cheapest ticket costs NZ$179, operated by Virgin Australia, flight 1298, departing Cairns on 14 September at 11:00, arriving Melbourne on 14 September at 14:30.

The average flight time is 3 hours 30 minutes. The fastest flight takes 3 hours 20 minutes, flight 949 operated by Air Jamaica Express, departing Cairns on 13 September at 11:35, arriving Melbourne on 13 September at 14:55.

Flights on the Cairns - Melbourne route are operated by the following airlines: Air Jamaica Express, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia.

The distance from Cairns to Melbourne is 2313 km.