Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

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Nonstop flights from Cairns to Sydney: Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways, Qantas Airways. Nonstop flights per week: 54. Flight time: 3 hours. Distance: 1972 km. Tickets from KSh9 872 (departure 16 December).

Prices updated on 22 October at 11:05

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Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

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KSh9 872 KSh21 053 KSh21 053

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Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 951

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

13:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

KSh16 689

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

KSh15 884

VA 1428

18:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

KSh13 927

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 24 Oct

KSh16 916

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 Oct

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 26 Oct

KSh16 495

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct +1

KSh16 718

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

KSh18 731

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

KSh16 232

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 Oct

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 31 Oct +1

KSh17 865

VA 1416

03:55

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h

Direct

07:55

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 1 Nov

KSh17 950

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

KSh16 730

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

KSh14 313

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov +1

KSh17 188

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov

KSh13 572

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov +1

KSh17 012

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov

KSh13 232

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

KSh14 859

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

KSh16 337

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 6 Nov

KSh14 626

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 7 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov +1

KSh16 401

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov

KSh13 765

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 9 Nov +1

KSh17 198

JQ 929

06:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

25h 50min

1 stop

08:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 11 Nov +1

KSh18 248

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

KSh13 119

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

KSh17 040

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

KSh14 391

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 14 Nov +1

KSh16 806

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

KSh19 368

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

KSh17 280

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov +1

KSh16 882

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

KSh17 088

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

KSh14 517

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 18 Nov

KSh16 627

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 19 Nov

KSh14 473

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 20 Nov

KSh12 996

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 21 Nov +1

KSh17 288

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh18 464

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh15 596

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov +1

KSh12 972

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov

KSh17 312

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov +1

KSh14 974

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov

KSh12 952

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 27 Nov

KSh17 057

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 28 Nov

KSh16 767

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 29 Nov

KSh17 053

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

KSh14 414

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

KSh12 988

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 2 Dec

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 2 Dec

KSh16 179

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 3 Dec

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 3 Dec

KSh14 019

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 3 Dec

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 3 Dec

KSh10 058

Direct flight schedule Cairns — Sydney

Direct flights: 11 · Airlines: 3 · First departure: 03:55 · Last departure: 23:50

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

03:55→07:55 Virgin Australia VA 1416 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h

06:45→10:45 Jetstar Airways JQ 953 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h

08:45→12:45 Virgin Australia VA 1422 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h

08:55→12:50 Jetstar Airways JQ 955 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 55min

09:35→12:30 Virgin Australia VA 1424 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 55min

10:35→14:35 Virgin Australia VA 1426 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h

11:05→15:05 Jetstar Airways JQ 957 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h

12:10→15:05 Virgin Australia VA 1418 CairnsCNS MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 2h 55min

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 Fri, 23 Oct · One way from KSh13 927

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Jetstar Airways

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

Price from

KSh9 872

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

KSh10 179

Which airlines offer the cheapest flights from Cairns to Sydney?

Based on collected data, the cheapest flights are offered by Jetstar Airways with an average ticket price of KSh13 902.

Jetstar Airways Average price: KSh13 902 · Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Virgin Australia Average price: KSh14 881 · Flights: 7 · Direct: 6
Qantas Airways Average price: KSh16 322 · Flights: 1 · Direct: 1

Which airlines fly most often from Cairns to Sydney?

The most flight options on this route are offered by Virgin Australia — options found: 7.

Virgin Australia Flights: 7 · Direct: 6
Jetstar Airways Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Qantas Airways Flights: 1 · Direct: 1

Round trip Cairns — Sydney

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Fri, 12 Feb	Mon, 15 Feb	KSh10 792 + KSh10 179
One week	Sun, 10 Jan	Sun, 17 Jan	KSh10 624 + KSh10 486
Two weeks	Thu, 24 Dec	Wed, 6 Jan	KSh11 053 + KSh10 191

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 — Sydney?

Cheapest month: January — a one-way ticket usually costs around KSh11 920, 9% below average. Most expensive month: February — around KSh14 546.

January 2027usually KSh11 920 · 9% 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 flights per day operate from Cairns to Sydney?

Most flights operate on Fri (10), the fewest on Tue (6).

Mon Flights: 8 · Direct: 7
Tue Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Wed Flights: 8 · Direct: 8
Thu Flights: 9 · Direct: 9
Fri Flights: 10 · Direct: 10
Sat Flights: 8 · Direct: 8
Sun Flights: 8 · Direct: 8

Popular destinations from Cairns

All →

CNS

Cairns — Brisbane

Australia → Australia

BNE

from

KSh9 497

CNS

Cairns — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

KSh11 012

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 Sydney

All →

MEL

Melbourne — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh5 611

OOL

Gold Coast — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh6 566

BNE

Brisbane — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh7 539

AKL

Auckland — Sydney

New Zealand → Australia

SYD

from

KSh16 576

SGN

Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney

Vietnam → Australia

SYD

from

KSh18 499

PER

Perth — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh18 959

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Sydney

Indonesia → Australia

SYD

from

KSh20 126

MNL

Manila — Sydney

Philippines → Australia

SYD

from

KSh20 226

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Price from: KSh9 872
Average price: KSh14 365
Cheapest: January
Flight time: 3 hours
Distance: 1 972 km
Рейсов в неделю: 54
Airlines: 3
Most frequent flight: JQ 951

Prices as of 22 October, 11:05 Moscow time

Airports on the Cairns — Sydney route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
CairnsCNS Kingsford SmithSYD	14	12	3

Departure airports · Cairns

CairnsCNS

Arrival airports · Sydney

Kingsford SmithSYD

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Nonstop flights from Cairns to Sydney are operated by: Virgin Australia, Jetstar Airways, Qantas Airways. A nonstop flight takes 3 hours on average. Nonstop tickets start at KSh9 872.

The average ticket price Cairns Sydney is KSh14 365. The cheapest ticket costs KSh9 872, operated by Jetstar Airways, flight JQ 951, departing Cairns on 16 December at 06:40, arriving Sydney on 16 December at 10:40. Prices as of 22 October.

A nonstop flight takes 3 hours on average. The fastest is JQ 953 Jetstar Airways: 2 hours 55 minutes. With a connection: from 7 hours 40 minutes, usually about 8 hours.

Based on prices for the coming months, the cheapest month to fly is December: tickets from KSh9 872. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from KSh12 952.

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

The distance from Cairns to Sydney is 1972 km.

Tickets from Sydney to Cairns start at KSh9 686. The average price is KSh14 213. Nonstop flights are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. All tickets Sydney — Cairns

The first nonstop flight departs at 03:55 (VA 1416, Virgin Australia), the last one at 23:50 (QF 1819, Qantas Airways). Local time.