Cheap flights Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Cairns

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Nonstop flights from Melbourne to Cairns: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. Nonstop flights per week: 44. Flight time: 3 hours 20 minutes. Distance: 2313 km. Tickets from KSh11 234 (departure 23 October).

Prices updated on 22 October at 11:05

See also: Cairns — Melbourne (Tullamarine)Flights from Melbourne (Tullamarine)Flights to Cairns

Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

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KSh11 234 KSh20 968 KSh20 968

Airlines

Jetstar Airways Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 946

12:05

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

14:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

KSh15 925

JQ 946

12:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

14:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 Oct

KSh13 162

VA 1291

22:05

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct +1

KSh15 314

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal Best price

20:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

22:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 Oct

KSh11 234

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

22:25

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

00:45

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct +1

KSh12 534

JQ 946

20:05

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

KSh18 563

JQ 946

12:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 Oct

3h 25min

Direct

14:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 Oct

KSh13 099

VA 761

12:20

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 Oct

13h 45min

1 stop

01:05

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct +1

KSh20 387

JQ 34

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

KSh16 448

JQ 942

08:05

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 Oct

3h 20min

Direct

10:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 Oct

KSh15 802

JQ 634

08:25

Avalon Airport (AVV)

Wed, 28 Oct

17h 35min

1 stop

01:00

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 Oct +1

KSh20 822

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 Nov

KSh17 689

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 Nov

KSh12 015

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 2 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov +1

KSh12 249

JQ 942 🔥 Hot deal

08:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

KSh11 530

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 Nov

KSh12 777

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov +1

KSh12 770

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 Nov

KSh11 297

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 5 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 5 Nov

KSh13 083

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 6 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 6 Nov

KSh13 601

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 7 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov +1

KSh15 512

JQ 942

08:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

10:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

KSh16 135

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 8 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 8 Nov

KSh12 745

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 9 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 10 Nov +1

KSh12 820

JQ 34

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 11 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 11 Nov

KSh14 982

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 11 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 11 Nov

KSh12 984

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 11 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 12 Nov +1

KSh14 145

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 13 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 13 Nov

KSh13 156

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 14 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 14 Nov

KSh12 396

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 15 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 15 Nov

KSh14 979

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 16 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 16 Nov

KSh15 354

JQ 34

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

KSh15 085

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 18 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 18 Nov

KSh13 198

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 19 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 20 Nov +1

KSh20 968

JQ 942

16:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

18:35

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

KSh12 267

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 21 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 21 Nov

KSh15 096

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 22 Nov

KSh12 867

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 22 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov +1

KSh15 810

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 23 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 23 Nov

KSh13 643

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

KSh11 533

JQ 034

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

KSh12 850

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 25 Nov

KSh12 121

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 25 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov +1

KSh12 309

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 26 Nov

KSh11 805

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 26 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov +1

KSh12 429

JQ 946

11:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 27 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

14:10

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 27 Nov

KSh15 109

JQ 34

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

KSh11 770

JQ 946

19:50

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 28 Nov

3h 20min

Direct

22:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 28 Nov

KSh11 793

JQ 34

06:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

08:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 29 Nov

KSh11 802

JQ 34

22:15

Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 29 Nov

3h 15min

Direct

00:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 30 Nov +1

KSh12 309

Direct flight schedule Melbourne — Cairns

Direct flights: 9 · Airlines: 2 · First departure: 00:35 · Last departure: 17:25

Departure → arrivalFlightAirport DaysDurationPrice

00:35→03:05 Virgin Australia VA 1293 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

06:15→08:30 Jetstar Airways JQ 034 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 15min

06:15→08:30 Jetstar Airways JQ 34 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 15min

06:25→09:50 Virgin Australia VA 1291 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

08:15→10:35 Jetstar Airways JQ 942 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 20min

08:35→11:05 Virgin Australia VA 1297 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

11:50→14:10 Jetstar Airways JQ 946 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 20min

13:25→15:55 Virgin Australia VA 1301 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 30min

17:25→19:50 Jetstar Airways JQ 948 TullamarineMEL MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 3h 25min

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 Mon, 26 Oct · One way from KSh12 103

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Jetstar Airways

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

Price from

KSh11 533

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

KSh12 291

Which airlines offer the cheapest flights from Melbourne to Cairns?

Based on collected data, the cheapest flights are offered by Jetstar Airways with an average ticket price of KSh13 715.

Jetstar Airways Average price: KSh13 715 · Flights: 8 · Direct: 7
Virgin Australia Average price: KSh14 919 · Flights: 5 · Direct: 4
Qantas Airways Average price: KSh16 092 · Flights: 1 · Direct: 1

Which airlines fly most often from Melbourne to Cairns?

The most flight options on this route are offered by Jetstar Airways — options found: 8.

Jetstar Airways Flights: 8 · Direct: 7
Virgin Australia Flights: 5 · Direct: 4
Qantas Airways Flights: 1 · Direct: 1

Round trip Melbourne — Cairns

Trip	Outbound	Return	Outbound + return	Total
Weekend trip	Sat, 12 Dec	Mon, 14 Dec	KSh12 180 + KSh11 805
One week	Tue, 24 Nov	Tue, 1 Dec	KSh11 533 + KSh11 012
Two weeks	Tue, 10 Nov	Mon, 23 Nov	KSh10 861 + KSh12 645

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

Prices as of 22 October, 11:06 Moscow time

How many days before departure is it cheapest to buy a Melbourne — Cairns ticket?

The cheapest departure right now is Tue, 10 Nov — from KSh10 861. Days before departure: 19. 4–7 days before departure tickets cost from KSh12 103, 1–3 days before — from KSh12 476.

Before departureDeparture dateDifference from lowestPrice

1–3 days Fri, 23 Oct 15% more

4–7 days Mon, 26 Oct 11% more

8–14 days Thu, 5 Nov 12% more

15–21 days Tue, 10 Nov cheapest

22–30 days Sat, 21 Nov 13% more

Lowest prices for departures in the next 30 days.

How many flights per day operate from Melbourne to Cairns?

Most flights operate on Wed (9), the fewest on Sat (4).

Mon Flights: 6 · Direct: 5
Tue Flights: 7 · Direct: 7
Wed Flights: 9 · Direct: 8
Thu Flights: 8 · Direct: 8
Fri Flights: 5 · Direct: 5
Sat Flights: 4 · Direct: 4
Sun Flights: 7 · Direct: 7

Popular destinations from Melbourne

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Melbourne — Sydney

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SYD

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KSh5 611

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KSh7 495

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KSh8 516

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LST

from

KSh8 655

Popular destinations to Cairns

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BNE

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Australia → Australia

CNS

from

KSh8 493

OOL

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from

KSh10 377

DPS

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from

KSh17 013

POM

Port Moresby — Cairns

Papua New Guinea → Australia

CNS

from

KSh20 143

PPP

Proserpine — Cairns

Australia → Australia

CNS

from

KSh21 092

TSV

Townsville — Cairns

Australia → Australia

CNS

from

KSh22 059

PER

Perth — Cairns

Australia → Australia

CNS

from

KSh22 078

Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Price from: KSh10 861
Average price: KSh13 137
Flight time: 3 hours 20 minutes
Distance: 2 313 km
Рейсов в неделю: 44
Airlines: 3
Most frequent flight: JQ 946

Prices as of 22 October, 11:05 Moscow time

Airports on the Melbourne — Cairns route

From → to	Flights	Direct	Airlines	Price from
TullamarineMEL CairnsCNS Cheapest	13	12	3
Avalon AirportAVV CairnsCNS	1	0	1

Departure airports · Melbourne

TullamarineMEL
Avalon AirportAVV ≈ 52 km from the centre
Melbourne Essendon AirportMEB no flights

Arrival airports · Cairns

CairnsCNS

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. Nonstop flights from Melbourne to Cairns are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 20 minutes on average. Nonstop tickets start at KSh11 234.

The average ticket price Melbourne Cairns is KSh13 137. The cheapest ticket costs KSh11 234, operated by Jetstar Airways, flight JQ 946, departing Melbourne on 23 October at 20:15, arriving Cairns on 23 October at 22:40. Prices as of 22 October.

A nonstop flight takes 3 hours 20 minutes on average. The fastest is JQ 34 Jetstar Airways: 3 hours 15 minutes. With a connection: from 13 hours 45 minutes, usually about 14 hours.

Flights from Melbourne to Cairns depart from these airports: Tullamarine (MEL), Avalon Airport (AVV). Most flights depart from Tullamarine. Arrival: Cairns (CNS).

Based on prices for the coming months, the cheapest month to fly is November: tickets from KSh10 861. The most expensive month is March 2027, with tickets from KSh12 461.

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

The distance from Melbourne to Cairns is 2313 km.

Tickets from Cairns to Melbourne start at KSh11 012. The average price is KSh15 883. Nonstop flights are operated by: Jetstar Airways, Virgin Australia, Qantas Airways. All tickets Cairns — Melbourne