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JQ,VA Return flights from $391
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$391
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$391
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Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$402
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$402
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$403
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$403
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$414
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$414
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$414
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$414
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$428
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$433
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$441
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$444
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$445
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$462
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$473
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$474
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$475
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$488
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$488
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$490
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$490
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$518
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$530
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $485
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$485
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$694
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Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$725
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$733
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$765
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$774
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$778
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$780
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$804
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$813
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$814
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$820
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$824
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$824
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$837
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$844
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$846
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$870
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$873
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$882
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$891
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$1,083
JQ,QF Return flights from $500
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$500
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$510
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$510
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$511
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$512
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$512
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$512
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$512
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$515
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$517
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$522
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$522
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$522
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$522
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$525
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$537
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$539
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$550
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$553
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$556
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$569
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$583
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$590
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$591
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$602
VA Return flights from $536
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$536
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$549
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Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$549
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$576
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$576
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$576
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$576
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$586
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$586
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$591
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$598
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$598
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$607
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$626
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$633
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$648
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$662
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$663
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$664
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$675
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$715
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$735
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$737
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$756
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$758
QF,VA Return flights from $674
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$674
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$709
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Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$718
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$726
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$726
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$727
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$737
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$738
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$741
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$741
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$741
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$741
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$750
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$751
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$751
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$761
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$810
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$818
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$822
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$823
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$854
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$919
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$924
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,038
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,050
QF Return flights from $724
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Tue 19 Jan$724
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$724
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Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Mon 08 Mar$728
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$798
Dep. Wed 10 MarRet. Mon 15 Mar$798
Dep. Wed 13 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan$798
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$802
Dep. Fri 22 JanRet. Wed 27 Jan$802
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Sat 06 Mar$810
Dep. Mon 08 MarRet. Sat 13 Mar$814
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$820
Dep. Sun 07 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$820
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$823
Dep. Tue 16 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$823
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$823
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$827
Dep. Tue 16 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$827
Dep. Fri 19 FebRet. Wed 24 Feb$858
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$860
Dep. Thu 21 JanRet. Tue 26 Jan$877
Dep. Fri 26 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$877
Dep. Thu 07 JanRet. Tue 12 Jan$889
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,019
Dep. Sat 16 JanRet. Thu 21 Jan$1,038
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Thu 25 Mar$1,208
JQ,PX Return flights from $1,296
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$1,296
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$1,296
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Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$1,326
JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,348
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$1,348
Dep. Fri 12 MarRet. Wed 17 Mar$1,374
NZ,VA Return flights from $1,473
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$1,473
JQ,PX,VA Return flights from $1,492
Dep. Tue 09 MarRet. Sun 14 Mar$1,492
Dep. Sun 28 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$1,585
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Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$1,609
JQ,PX,QF Return flights from $1,670
Dep. Tue 12 JanRet. Sun 17 Jan$1,670
NZ,QF Return flights from $1,704
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$1,704
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Sun 07 Mar$1,726
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $1,715
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar$1,715

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Gold Coast to Cairns

Return fares from Gold Coast to Cairns by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Dec 2026
$221
Jan 2027
$246
Mar 2027
$246
May 2027
$397

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns is December 2026, with return fares from $221 — 44% cheaper than the most expensive month (May 2027, from $397).

When Should You Fly to Cairns?

Based on the fares we've tracked, December is typically the cheapest month to fly to Cairns, with return fares from $221. May is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $397.

Across the year, return fares to Cairns average around $278. If you can travel in the off-peak months of December, January and March, you'll generally pay up to 21% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Gold Coast to Cairns Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Gold Coast to Cairns return airfares.

December 2026
$221
January 2027
$246
March 2027
$246
May 2027
$397

Average Gold Coast to Cairns Return Prices

These are the average prices for Gold Coast to Cairns return airfares.

November 2026
$914
December 2026
$765
January 2027
$701
February 2027
$867
March 2027
$775
April 2027
$719
May 2027
$814
June 2027
$794
July 2027
$828

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