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 R1 301 (departure 16 December).

Prices updated on 20 October at 11:10

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Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

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Airlines

Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 22 Oct

R1 890

VA 1428

18:15

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 22 Oct

R2 228

JQ 953

06:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h

Direct

10:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

R1 886

JQ 951

09:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

13:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

R2 199

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

R2 093

VA 1428

18:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:10

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 Oct

R1 835

JQ 957

18:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

2h 55min

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 24 Oct

R2 229

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 Oct

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 26 Oct

R2 173

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct +1

R2 203

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

R2 468

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 Oct

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 28 Oct

R2 139

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 Oct

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 31 Oct +1

R2 354

VA 1416

03:55

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h

Direct

07:55

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 1 Nov

R2 365

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

R2 204

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 2 Nov

R1 886

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov +1

R2 265

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 3 Nov

R1 788

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov +1

R2 241

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 4 Nov

R1 743

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

R1 958

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 5 Nov

R2 152

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 6 Nov

R1 927

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 7 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov +1

R2 161

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 8 Nov

R1 814

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 9 Nov +1

R2 266

JQ 929

06:00

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov

25h 50min

1 stop

08:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 11 Nov +1

R2 404

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

R1 729

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

R2 245

JQ 957

18:05

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov

3h

Direct

22:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 12 Nov

R1 896

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 14 Nov +1

R2 214

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

R2 552

QF 1819

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h

Direct

03:50

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 16 Nov +1

R2 277

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov +1

R2 224

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

R2 251

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 17 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 17 Nov

R1 913

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 18 Nov

R2 191

VA 1422

15:45

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h

Direct

19:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 19 Nov

R1 907

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 20 Nov

R1 712

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 21 Nov +1

R2 278

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

R2 433

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 22 Nov

R2 055

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov +1

R1 709

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 24 Nov

R2 281

JQ 951

23:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 24 Nov

3h

Direct

03:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov +1

R1 973

VA 1422

08:45

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h

Direct

12:45

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 25 Nov

R1 706

VA 1426

17:35

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h

Direct

21:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 27 Nov

R2 247

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 28 Nov

R2 209

VA 1426

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h

Direct

14:35

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 29 Nov

R2 247

JQ 951

06:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

10:40

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

R1 899

JQ 957

11:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 1 Dec

3h

Direct

15:05

Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 1 Dec

R1 711

Direct flight schedule Cairns — Sydney

Direct flights: 12 · 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 R1 835

Prices as of 20 October, 11:11 Moscow time

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Jetstar Airways

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

Price from

R1 301

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

R1 341

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 R1 835.

Jetstar Airways Average price: R1 835 · Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Virgin Australia Average price: R1 968 · Flights: 7 · Direct: 6
Qantas Airways Average price: R2 150 · 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	R1 422 + R1 341
One week	Sun, 10 Jan	Sun, 17 Jan	R1 400 + R1 382
Two weeks	Thu, 24 Dec	Wed, 6 Jan	R1 456 + R1 343

Two one-way tickets combined, price per adult. Tap a price to search these dates.

Prices as of 20 October, 11:11 Moscow time

Which month is cheapest to fly Cairns — Sydney?

Cheapest month: January — a one-way ticket usually costs around R1 568, 10% below average. Most expensive month: February — around R1 921.

January 2027usually R1 568 · 10% below average

One-way ticket prices for departures in that month. “Usually” is the median of the lowest daily prices.

Prices as of 20 October, 11:11 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

R1 251

CNS

Cairns — Melbourne

Australia → Australia

MEL

from

R1 443

CNS

Cairns — Gold Coast

Australia → Australia

OOL

from

R1 626

CNS

Cairns — Newcastle

Australia → Australia

NTL

from

R2 684

CNS

Cairns — Ballina

Australia → Australia

BNK

from

R2 773

CNS

Cairns — Townsville

Australia → Australia

TSV

from

R2 844

CNS

Cairns — Proserpine

Australia → Australia

PPP

from

R2 914

Popular destinations to Sydney

All →

MEL

Melbourne — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

R739

OOL

Gold Coast — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

R865

BNE

Brisbane — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

R956

AKL

Auckland — Sydney

New Zealand → Australia

SYD

from

R2 385

SGN

Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney

Vietnam → Australia

SYD

from

R2 437

PER

Perth — Sydney

Australia → Australia

SYD

from

R2 498

MNL

Manila — Sydney

Philippines → Australia

SYD

from

R2 665

DPS

Denpasar (Bali) — Sydney

Indonesia → Australia

SYD

from

R2 750

Cheap flights Cairns to Sydney

Price from: R1 301
Average price: R1 908
Cheapest: January
Flight time: 3 hours
Distance: 1 972 km
Рейсов в неделю: 55
Airlines: 3
Most frequent flight: JQ 951

Prices as of 20 October, 11:10 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 R1 301.

The average ticket price Cairns Sydney is R1 908. The cheapest ticket costs R1 301, 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 20 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 R1 301. The most expensive month is November, with tickets from R1 706.

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 R1 276. The average price is R1 868. 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.