Cheap flights Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Cairns

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102 C$ 226 C$ 226 C$

Airlines

Air Jamaica Express Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 944

05:35

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 15 sep

3h 20min

Direct

08:55

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

169 C$

JQ 610

06:40

Melbourne, Avalon Airport (AVV)

Tue, 15 sep

16h 40min

1 stop

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

202 C$

VA 1291

20:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 30 sep

3h 25min

Direct

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 30 sep

184 C$

JQ 948

07:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 2 oct

3h 25min

Direct

10:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 2 oct

212 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 3 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 3 oct

133 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 5 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 5 oct

226 C$

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

121 C$

JQ 0948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

123 C$

VA 1291

19:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

167 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 8 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 8 oct

161 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

157 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

139 C$

JQ 034 Best price

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

102 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 10 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 10 oct

122 C$

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 11 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 11 oct

135 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 12 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 12 oct

135 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 13 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

134 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 13 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

130 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 14 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 14 oct

143 C$

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 15 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

194 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

217 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

146 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

170 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

135 C$

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

120 C$

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

123 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

138 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

121 C$

JQ 602

19:00

Melbourne, Avalon Airport (AVV)

Tue, 20 oct

12h 25min

1 stop

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct +1

209 C$

JQ 948

06:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:55

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

115 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

142 C$

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

142 C$

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

145 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

172 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

142 C$

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

135 C$

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

121 C$

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

135 C$

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

130 C$

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

141 C$

VA 761

09:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 oct

13h 45min

1 stop

23:05

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

220 C$

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 oct

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

178 C$

JQ 634

05:25

Melbourne, Avalon Airport (AVV)

Wed, 28 oct

17h 35min

1 stop

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 oct

225 C$

JQ 946

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 nov

191 C$

JQ 946

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 2 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 nov

146 C$

JQ 942 🔥 Hot deal

05:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 20min

Direct

08:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

124 C$

JQ 946

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

138 C$

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

135 C$

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 nov

122 C$

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 nov

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 nov

135 C$

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Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

C$121

Virgin Australia

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

Price from

C$133

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Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h 20min

Distance

2 313 km

Average price

C$143

Most frequent flight

JQ 946

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Melbourne Cairns is C$143. The cheapest ticket costs C$169, operated by Air Jamaica Express, flight 944, departing Melbourne on 15 September at 05:35, arriving Cairns on 15 September at 08:55.

The average flight time is 16 hours 40 minutes. The fastest flight takes 3 hours 20 minutes, flight 944 operated by Air Jamaica Express, departing Melbourne on 15 September at 05:35, arriving Cairns on 15 September at 08:55.

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

The distance from Melbourne to Cairns is 2313 km.