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JQ Return flights from $240
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$240
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Wed 22 Oct$240
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Dep. Wed 15 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$240
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Wed 01 Oct$240
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Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$240
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Dep. Sun 19 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$240
Dep. Sat 20 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$240
Dep. Sun 21 SepRet. Sat 27 Sep$240
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Wed 01 Oct$240
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$240
Dep. Sat 20 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$240
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$240
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$240
Dep. Sun 19 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$240
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$240
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$240
Dep. Tue 23 SepRet. Thu 23 Oct$240
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Wed 17 Sep$240
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Sat 20 Sep$240
Dep. Sun 21 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$240
Dep. Mon 15 SepRet. Tue 23 Sep$240
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$240
Dep. Sat 11 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$240
Dep. Tue 09 SepRet. Thu 25 Sep$240
Dep. Wed 10 SepRet. Sat 20 Sep$240
Dep. Sat 13 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$240
Dep. Sat 13 SepRet. Thu 18 Sep$240
Dep. Sun 12 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$240
Dep. Mon 15 SepRet. Fri 26 Sep$240
Dep. Sun 14 SepRet. Thu 18 Sep$240
Dep. Wed 17 SepRet. Wed 24 Sep$240
Dep. Mon 13 OctRet. Thu 23 Oct$240
JQ,VA Return flights from $271
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$271
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$294
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Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$296
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$296
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$302
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$309
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$311
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$311
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$313
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$317
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$339
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$339
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$346
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$353
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$390
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$415
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$479
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$479
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$591
VA Return flights from $310
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$310
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$311
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Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$315
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$326
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$329
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$329
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$332
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$367
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$373
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$412
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$412
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$418
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$420
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$434
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$441
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$450
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$493
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$503
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$578
JQ,QF Return flights from $364
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$364
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$386
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Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$428
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$428
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$432
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$432
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$447
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$448
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$449
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$451
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$475
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$484
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$501
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$522
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$541
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$566
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$585
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$669
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$671
QF,VA Return flights from $411
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$411
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$425
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Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$425
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$441
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$444
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$467
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$467
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$479
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$507
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$518
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$519
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$533
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$553
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$560
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$562
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$567
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$634
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$649
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$747
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $530
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$530
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$530
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$541
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$560
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$563
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$568
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$591
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$645
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$647
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$656
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$676
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$732
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$766
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$780
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$841
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$900
QF Return flights from $549
Dep. Fri 14 NovRet. Mon 17 Nov$549
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$553
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$565
Dep. Sat 28 MarRet. Sat 11 Apr$586
Dep. Fri 27 MarRet. Fri 10 Apr$588
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$619
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$619
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$619
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$630
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$642
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$659
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$691
Dep. Mon 03 NovRet. Sun 09 Nov$720
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$767
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$781
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$811
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$835
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$860
Dep. Fri 21 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$862
JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,110
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$1,110
NZ,VA Return flights from $1,199
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$1,199
PX,VA Return flights from $1,257
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$1,257
JQ,PX Return flights from $1,325
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$1,325
PX,QF Return flights from $1,326
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$1,326
PX,QF,VA Return flights from $1,479
Dep. Thu 20 NovRet. Sun 23 Nov$1,479
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$1,557
NZ,QF Return flights from $1,534
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$1,534
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$1,537
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$1,552
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$1,566
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$1,591
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$1,607
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$1,653
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$1,655
EK Return flights from $2,026
Dep. Tue 14 OctRet. Sun 19 Oct$2,026
Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Sat 25 Oct$2,031
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Dep. Sat 18 OctRet. Wed 22 Oct$2,057
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Wed 15 Oct$2,074
Dep. Thu 09 OctRet. Tue 14 Oct$2,120
Dep. Wed 08 OctRet. Sat 11 Oct$2,234
Dep. Thu 02 OctRet. Tue 07 Oct$2,395
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Mon 29 Sep$2,404
Dep. Tue 30 SepRet. Fri 10 Oct$2,445
Dep. Mon 22 SepRet. Sun 28 Sep$2,569
Dep. Thu 25 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$2,882
Dep. Wed 24 DecRet. Thu 01 Jan$2,903

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney 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 Sydney

Did you know...

  • Sydney and Cairns are in the same time zone. Because they are in the same timezone you won't feel jetlagged once you arrive.
  • Sydney to Cairns, the quickest return trip is 6 hrs 5 mins
  • The nearest hotel to Sydney airport is The Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel.
  • SYD is the IATA code for Sydney.

Questions and Answers

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

Currently, July/2025 is the cheapest month to take a flight from Sydney to Cairns. The most expensive time of year is June/2025.

What airlines fly direct to Cairns from Sydney?

Emirates, British Airways, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Hawaiian Airlines have non-stop flights to Cairns from Sydney.

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

The cheapest airline that flies from Sydney to Cairns is Jetstar.

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

The best airline to fly from Sydney to Cairns is Emirates and it has direct flights. Jetstar is the best budget airline.

How to get from Sydney to Cairns
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