Cheap flights Melbourne (Tullamarine) to Cairns

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Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

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74 $ 164 $ 164 $

Airlines

Air Jamaica Express Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 610

06:40

Melbourne, Авалон (AVV)

Tue, 15 sep

16h 40min

1 stop

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

146 $

VA 1291

20:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 30 sep

3h 25min

Direct

23:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 30 sep

133 $

JQ 948

07:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 2 oct

3h 25min

Direct

10:50

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 2 oct

153 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 3 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 3 oct

96 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 5 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 5 oct

164 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 6 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 6 oct

144 $

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

88 $

JQ 0948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

89 $

VA 1291

19:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 25min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

121 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 8 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 8 oct

116 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

113 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

101 $

JQ 034 Best price

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

74 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 10 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 10 oct

88 $

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 11 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 11 oct

97 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 12 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 12 oct

97 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 13 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

97 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 13 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

94 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 14 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 14 oct

103 $

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 15 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

140 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

157 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

105 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

123 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

98 $

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

87 $

JQ 948

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

89 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

100 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

88 $

JQ 602

19:00

Melbourne, Авалон (AVV)

Tue, 20 oct

12h 25min

1 stop

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct +1

160 $

JQ 948

06:30

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:55

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

83 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

103 $

JQ 948 🔥 Hot deal

06:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

09:50

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

101 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

124 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

103 $

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

98 $

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

88 $

JQ 34 🔥 Hot deal

19:25

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 20min

Direct

22:45

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

98 $

JQ 946

09:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:30

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

94 $

JQ 946

09:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 25min

Direct

12:40

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

102 $

VA 761

09:20

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 oct

13h 45min

1 stop

23:05

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

159 $

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 26 oct

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

128 $

JQ 942

05:05

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 27 oct

3h 20min

Direct

08:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

123 $

JQ 634

05:25

Melbourne, Авалон (AVV)

Wed, 28 oct

17h 35min

1 stop

23:00

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 28 oct

163 $

JQ 946

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Sun, 1 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 1 nov

138 $

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Mon, 2 nov

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 2 nov

96 $

JQ 942 🔥 Hot deal

05:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 20min

Direct

08:35

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

90 $

JQ 946

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

100 $

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Tue, 3 nov

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 3 nov

98 $

JQ 946 🔥 Hot deal

08:50

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 nov

3h 20min

Direct

12:10

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 nov

88 $

JQ 34

19:15

Melbourne, Tullamarine (MEL)

Wed, 4 nov

3h 15min

Direct

22:30

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 4 nov

97 $

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Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

$88

Virgin Australia

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun

Price from

$96

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$28

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Popular destinations to Cairns

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Brisbane — Cairns

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from

$49

SYD

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$58

OOL

Gold Coast — Cairns

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from

$72

DPS

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Indonesia → Australia

CNS

from

$121

ADL

Adelaide — Cairns

Australia → Australia

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from

$124

PER

Perth — Cairns

Australia → Australia

CNS

from

$148

AYQ

Ayers Rock — Cairns

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CNS

from

$156

CBR

Canberra — Cairns

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from

$187

Cheap flights Melbourne to Cairns

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h 20min

Distance

2 313 km

Average price

$103

Most frequent flight

JQ 946

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Melbourne Cairns is $103. The cheapest ticket costs $146, operated by Air Jamaica Express, flight 610, departing Melbourne on 15 September at 06:40, arriving Cairns on 15 September at 23:20.

The average flight time is 16 hours 40 minutes. The fastest flight takes 16 hours 40 minutes, flight 610 operated by Air Jamaica Express, departing Melbourne on 15 September at 06:40, arriving Cairns on 15 September at 23:20.

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.