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JQ,VA Return flights from $205
Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$205
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$212
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Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$220
JQ Return flights from $213
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Tue 04 Nov$213
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Wed 05 Nov$224
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Dep. Wed 05 NovRet. Fri 07 Nov$240
Dep. Thu 06 NovRet. Fri 07 Nov$240
Dep. Sat 01 NovRet. Tue 04 Nov$240
Dep. Wed 05 NovRet. Thu 06 Nov$240
Dep. Sat 01 NovRet. Wed 05 Nov$251
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Fri 07 Nov$251
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Thu 06 Nov$251
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Mon 03 Nov$264
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Wed 05 Nov$264
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Tue 04 Nov$266
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Sat 01 Nov$277
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Wed 05 Nov$277
Dep. Sat 01 NovRet. Thu 06 Nov$278
Dep. Sat 01 NovRet. Fri 07 Nov$278
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Thu 06 Nov$291
Dep. Sat 01 NovRet. Mon 03 Nov$291
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Fri 07 Nov$291
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Tue 04 Nov$298
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Tue 04 Nov$298
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Thu 06 Nov$304
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Fri 07 Nov$304
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Wed 05 Nov$309
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Wed 05 Nov$309
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Thu 06 Nov$336
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Fri 07 Nov$336
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Fri 07 Nov$336
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Thu 06 Nov$336
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Mon 03 Nov$349
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Mon 03 Nov$349
Dep. Fri 31 OctRet. Sat 01 Nov$362
Dep. Thu 30 OctRet. Sat 01 Nov$362
Dep. Sat 25 OctRet. Tue 04 Nov$369
Dep. Sun 02 NovRet. Tue 04 Nov$369
Dep. Sat 25 OctRet. Wed 05 Nov$380
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Thu 30 Oct$380
Dep. Sun 02 NovRet. Wed 05 Nov$380
Dep. Wed 29 OctRet. Sun 02 Nov$380
VA Return flights from $215
Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$215
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$222
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Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$224
Dep. Sun 01 MarRet. Fri 17 Apr$224
Dep. Wed 28 JanRet. Wed 18 Mar$224
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$224
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Thu 10 Sep$224
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Sat 05 Sep$224
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$224
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Wed 29 Jul$224
Dep. Thu 04 JunRet. Thu 25 Jun$224
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sat 20 Jun$224
Dep. Sun 24 MayRet. Thu 30 Jul$224
Dep. Sat 02 MayRet. Wed 13 May$224
Dep. Sat 23 MayRet. Wed 27 May$224
Dep. Tue 24 MarRet. Fri 29 May$224
Dep. Thu 26 MarRet. Sat 09 May$224
Dep. Thu 23 AprRet. Thu 28 May$224
Dep. Sat 25 AprRet. Fri 08 May$224
Dep. Fri 27 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$224
Dep. Mon 02 MarRet. Thu 12 Mar$224
Dep. Tue 03 MarRet. Fri 15 May$224
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Sat 25 Apr$224
Dep. Mon 23 MarRet. Thu 26 Mar$224
Dep. Sat 31 JanRet. Fri 13 Mar$224
Dep. Sat 10 JanRet. Fri 27 Feb$224
Dep. Mon 12 JanRet. Sat 07 Feb$224
Dep. Sun 18 JanRet. Wed 28 Jan$224
Dep. Sat 18 AprRet. Sat 02 May$224
Dep. Sat 18 AprRet. Tue 05 May$224
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Sun 15 Mar$224
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Wed 18 Mar$224
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Mon 18 May$224
Dep. Tue 10 MarRet. Thu 21 May$224
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Sat 21 Mar$224
Dep. Tue 10 FebRet. Sat 14 Mar$224
Dep. Sat 14 FebRet. Tue 24 Mar$224
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Wed 04 Mar$224
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 02 Sep$224
JQ,QF Return flights from $287
Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$287
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$287
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Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$299
QF,VA Return flights from $295
Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$295
Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$299
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Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$299
QF Return flights from $374
Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$374
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$382
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Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$382
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $523
Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$523
Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$525
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Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$606
PX,QF Return flights from $1,258
Dep. Sat 17 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,258
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,258
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Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$1,305
PX Return flights from $1,435
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,435
JQ,ZL Return flights from $1,619
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,619
VA,ZL Return flights from $1,629
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,629
ZL Return flights from $1,853
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$1,853
QF,ZL Return flights from $2,082
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$2,082
JQ,QF,ZL Return flights from $2,128
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$2,128
EK Return flights from $3,368
Dep. Thu 15 JanRet. Thu 22 Jan$3,368
Dep. Tue 06 JanRet. Tue 13 Jan$3,974

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Did you know...

  • Freshwater Connection which is at Barron is the nearest train station to Cairns airport.
  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Brisbane it is BNE.
  • Cairns is in the same time zone as Brisbane.

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cairns from Brisbane?

Right now, the cheapest time of year to travel to Cairns from Brisbane is December/2025. You will pay the most in February/2026.

What airlines fly direct to Cairns from Brisbane?

Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Alliance Air Pty fly non-stop between Brisbane and Cairns.

What is the cheapest airline that flies to Cairns from Brisbane?

The cheapest airline to fly to Cairns from Brisbane is Virgin Australia.

What is the best airline to fly to Cairns from Brisbane?

Qantas Airways is the best airline to fly from Brisbane to Cairns and it flies direct. The best budget airline is Jetstar.

How to get from Brisbane to Cairns
Brisbane (BNE)
 to 
Cairns (CNS)
2h 20m

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