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: 55. Flight time: 3 hours. Distance: 1972 km. Tickets from TSh198 983 (departure 16 December).

Prices updated on 22 October at 11:05

See also: Sydney (Kingsford Smith) — Cairns Flights from Cairns Flights to Sydney (Kingsford Smith)

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

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TSh198 983 TSh424 332 TSh424 332

Airlines

Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

VA 1428

18:15

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 22 Oct

TSh340 795

JQ 953

06:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h

Direct

10:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

TSh288 553

JQ 951

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

13:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

TSh336 385

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

TSh320 156

VA 1428

18:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

TSh280 714

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 24 Oct

TSh340 948

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 Oct

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 26 Oct

TSh332 466

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct +1

TSh336 967

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

TSh377 542

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

TSh327 168

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 Oct

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 31 Oct +1

TSh360 087

VA 1416

03:55

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h

Direct

07:55

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 1 Nov

TSh361 802

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

TSh337 212

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

TSh288 492

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov +1

TSh346 429

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov

TSh273 549

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov +1

TSh342 877

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov

TSh266 689

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

TSh299 486

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

TSh329 281

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 6 Nov

TSh294 800

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 7 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov +1

TSh330 567

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov

TSh277 438

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 9 Nov +1

TSh346 644

JQ 929

06:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

25h 50min

1 stop

08:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 11 Nov +1

TSh367 804

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

TSh264 423

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

TSh343 459

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

TSh290 054

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 14 Nov +1

TSh338 743

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

TSh390 372

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

TSh348 297

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov +1

TSh340 274

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

TSh344 408

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

TSh292 596

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 18 Nov

TSh335 130

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 19 Nov

TSh291 707

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 20 Nov

TSh261 943

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 21 Nov +1

TSh348 451

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

TSh372 152

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

TSh314 337

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov +1

TSh261 453

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov

TSh348 940

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov +1

TSh301 813

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov

TSh261 055

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 27 Nov

TSh343 796

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 28 Nov

TSh337 947

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 29 Nov

TSh343 704

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

TSh290 513

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

TSh261 790

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 2 Dec

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 2 Dec

TSh326 096

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 TSh280 714

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

TSh198 983

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

TSh205 169

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 TSh280 194.

Jetstar Airways Average price: TSh280 194 · Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Virgin Australia Average price: TSh299 945 · Flights: 7 · Direct: 6
Qantas Airways Average price: TSh328 975 · 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	TSh217 510 + TSh205 169
One week	Sun, 10 Jan	Sun, 17 Jan	TSh214 141 + TSh211 355
Two weeks	Thu, 24 Dec	Wed, 6 Jan	TSh222 777 + TSh205 414

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 TSh240 262, 9% below average. Most expensive month: February — around TSh293 177.

January 2027usually TSh240 262 · 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

TSh191 420

CNS

Cairns — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

TSh221 950

CNS

Cairns — Gold Coast

Australia → Australia

OOL

from

TSh224 124

CNS

Cairns — Newcastle

Australia → Australia

NTL

from

TSh410 644

CNS

Cairns — Ballina

Australia → Australia

BNK

from

TSh424 149

CNS

Cairns — Townsville

Australia → Australia

TSV

from

TSh435 020

CNS

Cairns — Proserpine

Australia → Australia

PPP

from

TSh454 189

Popular destinations to Sydney

All →

MEL

Melbourne — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

TSh113 088

OOL

Gold Coast — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

TSh132 349

BNE

Brisbane — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

TSh151 948

AKL

Auckland — Sydney

New Zealand → Australia

SYD

from

TSh334 089

SGN

Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney

Vietnam → Australia

SYD

from

TSh372 856

PER

Perth — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

TSh382 135

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Sydney

Indonesia → Australia

SYD

from

TSh405 653

MNL

Manila — Sydney

Philippines → Australia

SYD

from

TSh407 674

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Price from: TSh198 983
Average price: TSh289 533
Cheapest: January
Flight time: 3 hours
Distance: 1 972 km
Рейсов в неделю: 55
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 TSh198 983.

The average ticket price Cairns Sydney is TSh289 533. The cheapest ticket costs TSh198 983, 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 TSh198 983. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from TSh261 055.

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 TSh195 217. The average price is TSh286 471. 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.