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Cheapest Canberra to Cairns Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Canberra to Cairns return airfares.

December 2025
£270
January 2026
£250
February 2026
£238
March 2026
£250
June 2026
£245
August 2026
£256
September 2026
£345

Average Canberra to Cairns Return Prices

These are the average prices for Canberra to Cairns return airfares.

December 2025
£414
January 2026
£345
March 2026
£373
June 2026
£346

Did you know...

  • The distance from Canberra to Cairns is 2,078 km.
  • Canberra train station is 3 kms from Canberra airport.
  • has the quickest flight from Canberra to Cairns taking 9 hrs 20 mins. Brisbane
  • Cairns has the International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code of CNS.
How to get from Canberra to Cairns
Canberra
 to 
Sydney
50m
Layover - 35m
Sydney
 to 
Cairns
3h 5m

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