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FJ,JQ Return flights from £374
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£374
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£476
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Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£512
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£524
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£552
JQ,NZ Return flights from £402
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£402
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£419
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Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£438
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£458
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£473
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£484
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£498
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£506
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£508
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£511
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£550
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£583
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£593
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£603
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£623
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£636
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£734
JQ,VA Return flights from £408
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£408
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£419
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Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£472
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£486
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£490
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£505
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£522
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£541
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£622
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£672
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£706
NZ Return flights from £411
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£411
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£417
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£504
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£506
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£506
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£513
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£530
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£548
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£570
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£616
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£642
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£733
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£1,100
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£1,112
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,112
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,112
NZ,QF Return flights from £417
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£417
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£435
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£493
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£497
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£503
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£506
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£513
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£517
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£518
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£537
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£556
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£579
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£584
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£591
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£642
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£642
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£741
JQ,QF Return flights from £418
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£418
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£424
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Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£428
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£430
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£456
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£459
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£475
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£478
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£480
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£499
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£513
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£567
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£586
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£588
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£597
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£601
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£620
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from £418
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£418
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£475
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£475
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£486
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£486
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£486
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£496
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£503
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£508
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£509
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£539
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£609
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£639
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£645
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£661
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£669
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£718
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £421
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£421
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Thu 04 Feb£423
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Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£519
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£531
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£558
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£567
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£580
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£600
Dep. Wed 30 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£728
Dep. Tue 29 DecRet. Sun 10 Jan£756
CI,JQ,NZ Return flights from £448
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£448
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£495
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Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£578
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£589
CI,JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from £448
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£448
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£570
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Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£639
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£640
CI,JQ Return flights from £451
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£451
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£510
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Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£552
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£583
CI,JQ,QF Return flights from £453
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£453
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£474
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Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£487
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£488
Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£502
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£573
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£583
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£610
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£667
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£715
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov£717
FJ,QF Return flights from £456
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£456
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£494
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Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£505
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£505
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£550
EK,NZ,VA Return flights from £462
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£462
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£583
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Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£592
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£647
CI,NZ,VA Return flights from £463
Dep. Thu 14 JanRet. Sat 23 Jan£463
Dep. Mon 07 JunRet. Tue 15 Jun£502
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Dep. Thu 11 MarRet. Mon 22 Mar£510
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb£515
Dep. Sat 20 MarRet. Wed 31 Mar£535
Dep. Tue 23 MarRet. Tue 06 Apr£535
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£539
Dep. Thu 20 MayRet. Sun 30 May£541
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£558
Dep. Tue 27 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£799

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Cairns to Auckland

Return fares from Cairns to Auckland by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Nov 2026
£512
Dec 2026
£365
Feb 2027
£400
Mar 2027
£450
Apr 2027
£439
May 2027
£352
Jun 2027
£355
Jul 2027
£457

The cheapest month to fly to Auckland is May 2027, with return fares from £352 — 31% cheaper than the most expensive month (November 2026, from £512).

When Should You Fly to Auckland?

Based on the fares we've tracked, May is typically the cheapest month to fly to Auckland, with return fares from £352. November is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around £512.

Across the year, return fares to Auckland average around £416. If you can travel in the off-peak months of May, June and December, you'll generally pay up to 15% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Cairns to Auckland Return Prices

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

November 2026
£512
December 2026
£365
February 2027
£400
March 2027
£450
April 2027
£439
May 2027
£352
June 2027
£355
July 2027
£457

Average Cairns to Auckland Return Prices

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

November 2026
£560
December 2026
£712
February 2027
£554
March 2027
£549
April 2027
£554
May 2027
£527
June 2027
£554
July 2027
£544

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