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Return from | $215 |
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One-way from | $113 |
Popular in | April |
Cheapest in | March |
Average price | $308 |
Good round-trip deal | $243 or less |
Good one-way deal | $139 or less |
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SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Mon 22/9
19:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Thu 25/9
19:00-21:55
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Mon 22/9
19:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Fri 26/9
06:45-09:45
Nonstop3h 00m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sat 20/9
19:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Wed 24/9
19:00-21:55
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sun 19/10
06:10-08:15
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Thu 23/10
18:00-21:55
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sat 18/10
20:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Thu 23/10
18:00-21:55
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sat 20/9
19:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Thu 25/9
06:45-09:45
Nonstop3h 00m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sat 11/10
20:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Wed 15/10
05:45-09:40
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Mon 15/9
19:45-22:50
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Wed 15/10
05:45-09:40
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Wed 15/10
06:10-08:15
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Wed 22/10
05:45-09:40
Nonstop2h 55m
SydneyCairns
SYD - CNS
SYDCNS
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Thu 16/10
15:10-17:15
Nonstop3h 05m
Cairns
Thu 23/10
18:00-21:55
Nonstop2h 55m
The best time to book flights to Cairns is 28 days before your desired departure date. The cost of your flight will likely increase significantly if you book two weeks in advance of your flight.
Users looking for the lowest fares to Cairns should consider flying on Tuesday afternoons, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Sunday at midday, when prices are usually at their highest.
The cheapest airlines flying from Sydney to Cairns are Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways.
The most flights from Sydney to Cairns are scheduled on a Thursday (37 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (28 on average).
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cairns ranges from 20.0 - 430.0 mm per month. March is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 430.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Cairns when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cairns, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 27.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 21.0 C).
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MEL - SYD
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