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JQ Return flights from $245
Dep. Wed 05 NovRet. Tue 11 Nov$245
Dep. Wed 05 NovRet. Wed 12 Nov$245
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JQ,VA Return flights from $270
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$270
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$270
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Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$280
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec$284
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$287
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$290
Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$305
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$317
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$319
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$337
Dep. Sat 04 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$363
Dep. Fri 10 OctRet. Sun 12 Oct$367
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$394
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$401
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$420
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$464
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$532
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$559
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$660
VA Return flights from $309
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$309
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$309
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Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$327
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$328
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec$340
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$343
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$365
Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$365
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$404
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$431
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$441
Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$449
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Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$451
Dep. Sat 04 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$464
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$490
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$568
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$602
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$716
JQ,QF Return flights from $383
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$383
Dep. Sat 04 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$388
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Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$404
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$418
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$424
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec$424
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$449
Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$465
Dep. Fri 10 OctRet. Sun 12 Oct$477
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$485
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$591
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$593
Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$618
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$666
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$666
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$672
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$732
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$747
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$829
QF,VA Return flights from $415
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$415
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$436
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Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$456
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$456
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec$479
Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$482
Dep. Sat 04 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$488
Dep. Fri 10 OctRet. Sun 12 Oct$534
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$539
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$563
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$570
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$613
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$651
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$687
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$720
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$731
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$768
Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$877
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$942
QF Return flights from $514
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$514
Dep. Sat 04 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$550
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Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$636
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$652
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$662
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec$677
Dep. Fri 10 OctRet. Sun 12 Oct$740
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$761
Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$776
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$802
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$836
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$841
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$918
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$937
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$964
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$972
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$983
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$1,167
Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$1,215
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $519
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$519
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$523
JQ,QF,VAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 04 NovRet. Sat 08 Nov$553
Dep. Fri 10 OctRet. Sun 12 Oct$600
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec$601
Dep. Fri 17 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$671
Dep. Tue 16 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$712
Dep. Mon 29 SepRet. Tue 11 Nov$725
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Wed 19 Nov$732
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec$750
Dep. Sat 27 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$827
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Sun 05 Oct$854
Dep. Sun 28 SepRet. Wed 05 Nov$858
Dep. Fri 26 SepRet. Sat 04 Oct$1,017
FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,254
Dep. Fri 05 SepRet. Sun 07 Sep$1,254
FJ,VA Return flights from $1,324
Dep. Fri 05 SepRet. Sun 07 Sep$1,324
EK,JQ Return flights from $1,339
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,339
EK,QF Return flights from $1,373
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,373
EK,VA Return flights from $1,385
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,385
FJ,QF Return flights from $1,454
Dep. Fri 05 SepRet. Sun 07 Sep$1,454
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,887
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Dep. Fri 12 SepRet. Fri 19 Sep$2,148
JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,529
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,529
FJ,JQ,QF Return flights from $1,546
Dep. Sat 15 NovRet. Sat 15 Nov$1,546

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Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Cairns from New Zealand and flights to Australia. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne

Did you know...

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Melbourne it is MEL.
  • has the quickest flight between Melbourne and Cairns at 8 hrs 25 mins. Sydney
  • The Bloomfield Wilderness Lodge PTY Ltd. is the closest hotel to Cairns airport.

Questions and Answers

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

Right now, November/2025 and December/2025 are the cheapest times in the year to travel from Melbourne to Cairns.

What airlines fly direct to Cairns from Melbourne?

Jetstar fly non-stop between Melbourne and Cairns.

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

Jetstar is the cheapest airline that flies to Cairns from Melbourne.

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

The best airline to fly between Melbourne and Cairns is Emirates. Jetstar is the best for non-stop flights.

How to get from Melbourne to Cairns
Melbourne (Tullamarine)
 to 
Cairns
2h 25m
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