Cheap flights Melbourne — Cairns (MEL — CNS)

Good to know - Cheap tickets Melbourne — Cairns

Cheapest flight found $65
Minimal flight time 3h 15m
Flight distance 2330 km
Most popular airline Jetstar

Airfare Melbourne – Cairns by month

Here you can find out in what months how much a ticket Melbourne – Cairns costs to buy cheap plane tickets.

Month One-way Round-trip
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024
November 2024
October 2024
September 2024
August 2024
July 2024
June 2024
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April 2024
March 2024

Remember that the optimal time for booking air tickets is 59 days before the departure date, this is the average time at which air tickets were sold at the lowest prices.

Schedule of direct flights Melbourne — Cairns

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
06:00 08:15 daily JQ942 Jetstar 3h 15m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
08:40 11:05 daily VA1293 Virgin Australia 3h 25m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
08:40 10:55 mon, wed JQ15 Jetstar 3h 15m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
09:45 12:05 daily QF702 Qantas 3h 20m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
12:30 14:50 mon, wed, fri, sun JQ944 Jetstar 3h 20m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
16:15 18:35 sat QF704 Qantas 3h 20m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
16:30 18:55 daily VA1297 Virgin Australia 3h 25m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
19:50 22:10 daily JQ948 Jetstar 3h 20m Tullamarine Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
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Popular airlines flying Melbourne — Cairns

Flight Melbourne – Cairns is served by 11 airlines.  3 airlines operate direct flights.


Airlines with direct flights


Other airlines flying with transfers

Dynamics airfare Melbourne — Cairns by month for the last year

according to LowCost.Club for the last year

The airfare depends on the departure date. Our chart shows the low season prices on route Melbourne — Cairns

The graph shows that booking flights Melbourne — Cairns is best planned for January and flights Melbourne — Cairns — Melbourne in the month of December.

Flights Melbourne — Cairns

The selection of cheap flights Melbourne — Cairns

Here you can find and purchase the cheapest flights Melbourne — Cairns from $65 and Melbourne — Cairns — Melbourne from $188.

The price of the flight Melbourne — Cairns (Australia) — Melbourne from $188 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight Melbourne — Cairns (Australia) — Melbourne $293 (round-trip).

Low cost flights Melbourne — Cairns (MEL — CNS)

The distance between Melbourne and Cairns 1448 miles (or 2330 kilometres).

The time difference between Melbourne and Cairns is 0 h.

Minimal flight time from Melbourne to Cairns 3h 15m.

LowCostClub always do a comparison of airfares Melbourne — Cairns with several airlines (include Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas). They will always give you all available options so you can find the cheapest flight to Cairns. In addition, you can choose the platform where you want to place your orders. There are also special offers for air tickets Melbourne — Cairns. Last week, for instance, the cheapest round-trip prices stood at $188 while the cheapest one-way price that was available within the last week cost $65

Routes from nearby cities to Cairns

A flight from a neighbouring city can help you save money on plane tickets.

The most frequent flight to Cairns is from Canberra. The cheapest airfare can be purchased with a flight from Launceston from $148. The nearest airports from Melbourne with a flight to Cairns are in Mildura.

Popular International routes from Melbourne

Popular routes from Cairns

If you are going to fly from Cairns, then study the popular flights. The most popular flights from Cairns:

Popular domestic routes from Melbourne

FAQ about Melbourne — Cairns

Yes, they do: JQ942, VA1293, JQ15, QF702, JQ944, QF704, VA1297, JQ948

Yes, you can fly from Melbourne to Cairns. Melbourne has 6 airports (Moorabbin, Melbourne Ferry Port, Avalon Airport, Essendon Airport, Tullamarine Airport, City Heliport) for flights. Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas depart from Melbourne on mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun. There are non-direct flights through Aeromexico, Air New Zealand, AirAsia, Aircalin, Alliance Airlines, Bonza, National Jet Express, Nauru Airlines, Pionair Australia, Rex, Singapore Airlines.

A direct flight lasts an average of 3h 15m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 2330 km.

The price of flights Melbourne — Cairns starts from $65.

Planes fly Melbourne — Cairns 7 times a week on the following days: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun

In Melbourne — Moorabbin, Melbourne Ferry Port, Avalon Airport, Essendon Airport, Tullamarine Airport, City Heliport. In Cairns — Cairns Airport.

The following flights fly between Melbourne and Cairns: JQ942, VA1293, JQ15, QF702, JQ944, QF704, VA1297, JQ948

High season is considered to be June and the cheapest month is January. Enter your preferred airports (or cities) and dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Melbourne — Cairns flight deals.

The following airlines have direct flights Melbourne — Cairns: Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Qantas.

All the following airlines flights Melbourne — Cairns: Aeromexico, Air New Zealand, AirAsia, Aircalin, Alliance Airlines, Bonza, Jetstar, National Jet Express, Nauru Airlines, Pionair Australia, Qantas, Rex, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia.

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