Cheap flights Sydney (Kingsford Smith) to Cairns

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Airlines

Air Jamaica Express Qantas Airways Virgin Australia

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 14 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 14 sep

64 £

JQ 950

20:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 14 sep

3h 10min

Direct

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 14 sep

65 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 15 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 15 sep

77 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

71 £

JQ 950

20:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 16 sep

3h 10min

Direct

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 16 sep

70 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 17 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 17 sep

86 £

JQ 958

07:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 18 sep

3h 10min

Direct

10:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 18 sep

73 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 19 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

63 £

JQ 950

20:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 19 sep

3h 10min

Direct

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 19 sep

62 £

VA 1409

20:50

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 19 sep

3h 15min

Direct

00:05

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 20 sep +1

85 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

91 £

JQ 950

20:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 21 sep

3h 10min

Direct

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 21 sep

75 £

JQ 952 Best price

00:30

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 10min

Direct

03:40

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

43 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

85 £

JQ 950

20:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 22 sep

3h 10min

Direct

23:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 22 sep

105 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 6 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 6 oct

101 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 7 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 7 oct

69 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 8 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 8 oct

70 £

JQ 958

07:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 10min

Direct

10:15

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

64 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 9 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 9 oct

65 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 10 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 10 oct

65 £

JQ 958

07:05

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 12 oct

3h 10min

Direct

10:15

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 12 oct

65 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 12 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 12 oct

65 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 13 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 13 oct

65 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 14 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 14 oct

67 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 14 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 14 oct

65 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 15 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 15 oct

84 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

77 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 16 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 16 oct

66 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

65 £

JQ 950

19:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 17 oct

3h 10min

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 17 oct

66 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sun, 18 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sun, 18 oct

74 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

64 £

JQ 950

19:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 19 oct

3h 10min

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 19 oct

74 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

76 £

JQ 950

19:10

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 20 oct

3h 10min

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 20 oct

75 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

84 £

JQ 956 🔥 Hot deal

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Wed, 21 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Wed, 21 oct

69 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

90 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 22 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 22 oct

87 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

73 £

JQ 956

09:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 23 oct

3h 10min

Direct

12:25

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 23 oct

75 £

JQ 954

04:15

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 24 oct

3h 10min

Direct

07:25

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

66 £

JQ 950

19:20

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Sat, 24 oct

3h

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Sat, 24 oct

87 £

JQ 956

09:30

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 26 oct

3h 5min

Direct

12:35

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

86 £

JQ 950

19:20

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Mon, 26 oct

3h

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Mon, 26 oct

81 £

JQ 950

19:20

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Tue, 27 oct

3h

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Tue, 27 oct

64 £

JQ 954

04:25

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 29 oct

3h 5min

Direct

07:30

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 oct

87 £

JQ 950

19:20

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Thu, 29 oct

3h

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Thu, 29 oct

97 £

JQ 950

19:20

Sydney, Kingsford Smith (SYD)

Fri, 30 oct

3h

Direct

22:20

Cairns (CNS)

Fri, 30 oct

83 £

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Cheap flights Sydney to Cairns

Air Jamaica Express

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

Price from

£43

Virgin Australia

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

Price from

£58

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Cheap flights Sydney to Cairns

Interesting facts about the route

Flight time

3h 5min

Distance

1 972 km

Average price

£75

Most frequent flight

JQ 950

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Frequently Asked Questions

The average ticket price Sydney Cairns is £75. The cheapest ticket costs £64, operated by Air Jamaica Express, flight 956, departing Sydney on 14 September at 09:15, arriving Cairns on 14 September at 12:25.

The average flight time is 3 hours 10 minutes. The fastest flight takes 3 hours 10 minutes, flight 956 operated by Air Jamaica Express, departing Sydney on 14 September at 09:15, arriving Cairns on 14 September at 12:25.

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

The distance from Sydney to Cairns is 1972 km.