Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Cairns
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JQ,VA Return flights from $257
Dep.art Fri 15 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$257
Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan$265
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Dep.art Wed 13 JanRet.urn Mon 18 Jan$265
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$268
Dep.art Thu 14 JanRet.urn Tue 19 Jan$269
Dep.art Thu 07 JanRet.urn Tue 12 Jan$269
Dep.art Sat 09 JanRet.urn Thu 14 Jan$269
Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$270
Dep.art Sat 30 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb$272
Dep.art Tue 19 JanRet.urn Sun 24 Jan$273
Dep.art Mon 11 JanRet.urn Sat 16 Jan$275
Dep.art Tue 12 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan$275
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Wed 17 Feb$277
Dep.art Sat 23 JanRet.urn Thu 28 Jan$278
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$278
Dep.art Thu 18 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb$278
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$278
Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan$284
Dep.art Sat 27 FebRet.urn Thu 04 Mar$284
Dep.art Wed 06 JanRet.urn Mon 11 Jan$287
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Dep.art Mon 18 JanRet.urn Sat 23 Jan$288
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$289
Dep.art Sat 06 FebRet.urn Thu 11 Feb$290
Dep.art Sat 06 MarRet.urn Thu 11 Mar$290
Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$293
Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$297
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$308
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$469
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$578
VA Return flights from $280
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$280
Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$281
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Dep.art Mon 09 AugRet.urn Mon 09 Aug$285
Dep.art Mon 09 AugRet.urn Tue 10 Aug$285
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Dep.art Mon 09 AugRet.urn Mon 13 Sep$285
Dep.art Mon 09 AugRet.urn Tue 14 Sep$285
CZ,VA Return flights from $322
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$322
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$325
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Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$417
JQ,QF Return flights from $323
Dep.art Fri 15 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$323
Dep.art Wed 13 JanRet.urn Mon 18 Jan$330
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Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$331
Dep.art Sat 30 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb$331
Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan$333
Dep.art Tue 19 JanRet.urn Sun 24 Jan$334
Dep.art Tue 12 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan$334
Dep.art Sat 09 JanRet.urn Thu 14 Jan$334
Dep.art Thu 14 JanRet.urn Tue 19 Jan$335
Dep.art Mon 11 JanRet.urn Sat 16 Jan$343
Dep.art Sat 23 JanRet.urn Thu 28 Jan$344
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$346
Dep.art Thu 18 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb$346
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$346
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$346
Dep.art Mon 18 JanRet.urn Sat 23 Jan$347
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$349
Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan$349
Dep.art Sat 27 FebRet.urn Thu 04 Mar$350
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$351
Dep.art Thu 25 FebRet.urn Tue 02 Mar$353
Dep.art Sat 06 FebRet.urn Thu 11 Feb$353
Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$356
Dep.art Wed 06 JanRet.urn Mon 11 Jan$356
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Wed 17 Feb$368
Dep.art Thu 07 JanRet.urn Tue 12 Jan$370
Dep.art Sat 06 MarRet.urn Thu 11 Mar$374
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$375
Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$417
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$617
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$646
QF,VA Return flights from $356
Dep.art Fri 15 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$356
Dep.art Sat 23 JanRet.urn Thu 28 Jan$356
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Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$356
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$356
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$356
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$357
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$357
Dep.art Wed 13 JanRet.urn Mon 18 Jan$358
Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan$358
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$360
Dep.art Sat 30 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb$360
Dep.art Thu 18 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb$360
Dep.art Sat 09 JanRet.urn Thu 14 Jan$360
Dep.art Thu 25 FebRet.urn Tue 02 Mar$362
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Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$362
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Dep.art Thu 14 JanRet.urn Tue 19 Jan$363
Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$366
Dep.art Mon 18 JanRet.urn Sat 23 Jan$366
Dep.art Mon 11 JanRet.urn Sat 16 Jan$366
Dep.art Wed 06 JanRet.urn Mon 11 Jan$368
Dep.art Tue 12 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan$369
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Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$406
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$604
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$708
CZ Return flights from $362
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$362
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$455
QF Return flights from $386
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$386
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$405
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Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$413
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$416
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$417
Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$417
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$419
Dep.art Wed 28 AprRet.urn Wed 28 Apr$419
Dep.art Wed 28 AprRet.urn Thu 29 Apr$419
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Dep.art Wed 28 AprRet.urn Sat 01 May$419
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Dep.art Wed 28 AprRet.urn Sat 29 May$419
Dep.art Wed 28 AprRet.urn Sun 30 May$419
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $491
Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$491
Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$508
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Dep.art Sat 30 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb$508
Dep.art Wed 06 JanRet.urn Mon 11 Jan$508
Dep.art Fri 15 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$508
Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan$509
Dep.art Thu 14 JanRet.urn Tue 19 Jan$513
Dep.art Wed 13 JanRet.urn Mon 18 Jan$516
Dep.art Tue 19 JanRet.urn Sun 24 Jan$517
Dep.art Thu 25 FebRet.urn Tue 02 Mar$517
Dep.art Sat 27 FebRet.urn Thu 04 Mar$517
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$517
Dep.art Sat 06 FebRet.urn Thu 11 Feb$517
Dep.art Mon 11 JanRet.urn Sat 16 Jan$517
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$522
Dep.art Sat 06 MarRet.urn Thu 11 Mar$522
Dep.art Thu 18 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb$522
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$528
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$531
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Wed 17 Feb$532
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$535
Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$561
Dep.art Tue 12 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan$561
Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan$561
Dep.art Mon 18 JanRet.urn Sat 23 Jan$561
Dep.art Thu 07 JanRet.urn Tue 12 Jan$561
Dep.art Sat 23 JanRet.urn Thu 28 Jan$567
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$579
Dep.art Sat 09 JanRet.urn Thu 14 Jan$611
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$789
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$855
JQ,VA,ZL Return flights from $680
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$680
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$840
JQ,ZL Return flights from $699
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$699
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$755
JQ,QF,ZL Return flights from $832
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$832
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$937
PX,VA Return flights from $999
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$999
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$1,063
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Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$1,339
JQ,PX Return flights from $1,062
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$1,062
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$1,080
PX,QF Return flights from $1,079
Dep.art Fri 08 JanRet.urn Wed 13 Jan$1,079
Dep.art Fri 05 FebRet.urn Wed 10 Feb$1,143
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Dep.art Wed 05 MayRet.urn Mon 10 May$1,313
Dep.art Wed 13 JanRet.urn Mon 18 Jan$1,313
Dep.art Thu 14 JanRet.urn Tue 19 Jan$1,323
Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan$1,323
Dep.art Thu 28 JanRet.urn Tue 02 Feb$1,323
Dep.art Thu 07 JanRet.urn Tue 12 Jan$1,323
Dep.art Thu 04 FebRet.urn Tue 09 Feb$1,323
Dep.art Thu 11 FebRet.urn Tue 16 Feb$1,323
Dep.art Thu 18 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb$1,323
Dep.art Thu 25 FebRet.urn Tue 02 Mar$1,323
Dep.art Thu 20 MayRet.urn Thu 27 May$1,331
Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan$1,331
Dep.art Fri 15 JanRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$1,331
Dep.art Sat 23 JanRet.urn Thu 28 Jan$1,341
Dep.art Sat 09 JanRet.urn Thu 14 Jan$1,341
Dep.art Sat 30 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb$1,341
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Thu 18 Feb$1,341
Dep.art Sat 27 FebRet.urn Thu 04 Mar$1,341
Dep.art Sat 06 MarRet.urn Thu 11 Mar$1,341
Dep.art Sat 06 FebRet.urn Thu 11 Feb$1,341
Dep.art Mon 11 JanRet.urn Sat 16 Jan$1,357
Dep.art Mon 18 JanRet.urn Sat 23 Jan$1,357
Dep.art Wed 06 JanRet.urn Mon 11 Jan$1,361
Dep.art Wed 18 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$1,401
Dep.art Tue 24 NovRet.urn Wed 20 Jan$1,480
Dep.art Sat 13 FebRet.urn Wed 17 Feb$4,320
JQ,W2 Return flights from $1,114
Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sun 22 Nov$1,114
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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Brisbane to Cairns
Return fares from Brisbane to Cairns by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.
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The cheapest month to fly to Cairns is May 2027, with return fares from $204 — 66% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $595).
When Should You Fly to Cairns?
Based on the fares we've tracked, May is typically the cheapest month to fly to Cairns, with return fares from $204. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $595.
Across the year, return fares to Cairns average around $319. If you can travel in the off-peak months of May, August and January, you'll generally pay up to 36% less than the yearly average.
Cheapest Brisbane to Cairns Return Prices
These are the cheapest prices for Brisbane to Cairns return airfares.
November 2026
$246
December 2026
$281
January 2027
$221
February 2027
$482
April 2027
$595
May 2027
$204
August 2027
$204
Average Brisbane to Cairns Return Prices
These are the average prices for Brisbane to Cairns return airfares.
November 2026
$614
December 2026
$601
January 2027
$550
February 2027
$492
March 2027
$494
April 2027
$609
May 2027
$493
June 2027
$534
July 2027
$624
August 2027
$486
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