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 947

09:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

3h 25min

Direct

13:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 15 sep

154 $

JQ 033

01:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 30min

Direct

04:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 16 sep

140 $

JQ 941

21:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 30min

Direct

00:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 17 sep +1

138 $

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 17 sep

100 $

JQ 949

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 18 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 18 sep

93 $

JQ 895

09:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

13h 25min

1 stop

22:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 19 sep

163 $

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 20 sep

160 $

JQ 949 🔥 Hot deal

11:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

3h 20min

Direct

15:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 20 sep

89 $

JQ 947

09:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 25min

Direct

13:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 21 sep

178 $

VA 1298

11:00

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 30min

Direct

14:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 21 sep

122 $

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

16h 5min

1 stop

12:50

Melbourne, Авалон (AVV)

Tue, 22 sep +1

165 $

JQ 0949 Best price

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 22 sep

87 $

JQ 949

11:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 20min

Direct

14:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 22 sep

180 $

QF 703

02:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 26 sep

3h 25min

Direct

06:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 26 sep

118 $

JQ 895

09:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 6 oct

13h 25min

1 stop

22:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 6 oct

160 $

JQ 947

08:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 8 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 8 oct

153 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

102 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

94 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 15 oct

99 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

139 $

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 17 oct

161 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 17 oct

132 $

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

6h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct +1

176 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

136 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

128 $

JQ 941

21:00

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 30min

Direct

00:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct +1

167 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

99 $

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

167 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

91 $

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

7h 20min

1 stop

03:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct +1

177 $

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

180 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

97 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

141 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

114 $

JQ 33

00:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

167 $

JQ 949

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

13:55

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

165 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

124 $

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

6h 20min

1 stop

02:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct +1

174 $

JQ 949

10:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 20min

Direct

14:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

146 $

JQ 943 🔥 Hot deal

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:35

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

89 $

JQ 943

09:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:45

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

139 $

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

144 $

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

6h 15min

1 stop

02:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 28 oct +1

177 $

JQ 943

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:35

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 29 oct

140 $

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 29 oct

101 $

VA 770

20:00

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 oct

7h

1 stop

03:00

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 oct +1

176 $

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 31 oct

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 31 oct

121 $

JQ 33

23:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 31 oct

3h 30min

Direct

03:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov +1

160 $

JQ 943

09:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 nov

3h 25min

Direct

12:45

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov

150 $

VA 1298

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 nov

3h 25min

Direct

13:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 2 nov

109 $

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

$89

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

$92

Qantas Airways

Thu, Sat, Sun

Price from

$118

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$19

ADL

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$33

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$47

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from

$57

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Cheap flights Cairns to Melbourne

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h 25min

Distance

2 313 km

Average price

$126

Most frequent flight

JQ 33

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Cairns Melbourne is $126. The cheapest ticket costs $93, operated by Air Jamaica Express, flight 949, departing Cairns on 18 September at 11:35, arriving Melbourne on 18 September at 14:55.

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 18 September at 11:35, arriving Melbourne on 18 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.