Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

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Airlines

Air Jamaica Express Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 15 sep

65 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 15 sep

98 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 16 sep

85 £

JQ 957 🔥 Hot deal

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 17 sep

80 £

VA 1428

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 17 sep

85 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 17 sep

77 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 18 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 18 sep

90 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 18 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 18 sep

91 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 19 sep

100 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 19 sep

105 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 20 sep

83 £

VA 1428

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 20 sep

75 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 20 sep

92 £

VA 1428

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 21 sep

84 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 21 sep

65 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 22 sep

74 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 25 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 25 sep

68 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 26 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 26 sep

61 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 26 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 26 sep

81 £

JQ 953 🔥 Hot deal

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 27 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 27 sep

75 £

JQ 957 🔥 Hot deal

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 28 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 28 sep

98 £

VA 1428

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 28 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 28 sep

82 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 28 sep

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 28 sep

100 £

JQ 957

09:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 29 sep

2h 55min

Direct

12:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 29 sep

86 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 12 oct

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 12 oct

112 £

QF 1819

20:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

2h 55min

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 13 oct

99 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 15 oct

72 £

VA 1428

08:15

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 15 oct

98 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 16 oct

87 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 17 oct

113 £

JQ 953

20:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

3h

Direct

23:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 17 oct

114 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 18 oct

85 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 19 oct

86 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 20 oct

96 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 21 oct

81 £

JQ 957

08:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 oct

84 £

VA 1428

08:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

2h 55min

Direct

11:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 oct

91 £

JQ 951

20:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 25 oct

3h

Direct

23:40

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 25 oct

110 £

VA 1422

05:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 oct

3h

Direct

08:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 oct

108 £

JQ 957

08:05

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 oct

3h

Direct

11:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 oct

114 £

QF 1819

20:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 oct

3h

Direct

23:50

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 30 oct

103 £

VA 1416

00:55

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 nov

3h

Direct

03:55

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 1 nov

104 £

VA 1426

07:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 nov

3h

Direct

10:35

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 nov

83 £

JQ 951

20:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 nov

3h

Direct

23:40

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 nov

99 £

JQ 951

20:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

3h

Direct

23:40

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 nov

100 £

VA 1422

05:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 nov

3h

Direct

08:45

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 nov

76 £

VA 1426

07:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 nov

3h

Direct

10:35

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 nov

86 £

VA 1426

07:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 nov

3h

Direct

10:35

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 6 nov

84 £

JQ 951

20:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 7 nov

3h

Direct

23:40

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 7 nov

95 £

VA 1426

07:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 nov

3h

Direct

10:35

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 nov

79 £

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Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

£59

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

£65

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Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h

Distance

1 972 km

Average price

£86

Most frequent flight

JQ 957

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Cairns Sydney is £86. The cheapest ticket costs £65, operated by Air Jamaica Express, flight 957, departing Cairns on 15 September at 09:10, arriving Sydney on 15 September at 12:05.

The average flight time is 3 hours. The fastest flight takes 2 hours 55 minutes, flight 957 operated by Air Jamaica Express, departing Cairns on 15 September at 09:10, arriving Sydney on 15 September at 12:05.

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

The distance from Cairns to Sydney is 1972 km.