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SQ Return flights from $2,770

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$2,770

QR,SQ Return flights from $2,830

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$2,830

JQ,TK Return flights from $2,931

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$2,931

QR Return flights from $2,938

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$2,938

QF,TK Return flights from $2,991

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$2,991

EK Return flights from $3,006

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,006

JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from $3,100

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,100

JQ,SQ Return flights from $3,113

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,113

EK,SQ Return flights from $3,119

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,119

QR,VA Return flights from $3,138

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,138

SQ,VA Return flights from $3,150

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,150

QF,QR,VA Return flights from $3,218

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,218

EK,EY,JQ,SA,SQ Return flights from $3,229

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,229

QF,QR Return flights from $3,238

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,238

VA Return flights from $3,243

Dep.art Wed 10 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$3,243

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Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the average prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

November 2026

$3,606

February 2027

$3,332

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