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JQ,VA Return flights from £120
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£120
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£152
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£160
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Wed 27 May£212
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Thu 28 May£264
JQ Return flights from £126
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Thu 25 Jun£126
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Wed 24 Jun£126
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Dep. Wed 24 JunRet. Thu 25 Jun£131
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£150
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£150
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£150
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£154
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£159
Dep. Wed 24 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£159
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun£163
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun£163
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun£166
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun£169
Dep. Wed 24 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun£172
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun£172
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul£178
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul£178
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£178
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul£178
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Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Sun 28 Jun£178
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Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 03 Jul£178
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Fri 26 Jun£178
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Fri 03 Jul£178
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£178
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Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£178
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Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul£178
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Fri 03 Jul£178
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Fri 03 Jul£178
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul£178
Dep. Tue 23 JunRet. Sun 28 Jun£182
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul£182
Dep. Sun 05 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul£182
VA Return flights from £141
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£141
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£153
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£181
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Thu 28 May£215
Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Wed 27 May£224
JQ,QF Return flights from £181
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£181
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£198
QF,VA Return flights from £194
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£194
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£196
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £221
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£221
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£244
QF Return flights from £246
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£246
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£248
JQ,ZL Return flights from £253
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£253
JQ,VA,ZL Return flights from £273
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£273
FJ,VA Return flights from £412
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£412
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£436
FJ,JQ Return flights from £449
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£449
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£477
JQ,PX,VA Return flights from £509
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£509
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£566
NZ,VA Return flights from £549
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£549
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£640
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Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Thu 28 May£975
JQ,PX Return flights from £550
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£550
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£571
JQ,NZ Return flights from £586
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug£586
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£646
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Dep. Tue 26 MayRet. Thu 28 May£1,163

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Cheapest Cairns to Sydney Return Prices

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

December 2025
£115
January 2026
£115
February 2026
£199
April 2026
£129
May 2026
£129
June 2026
£139
August 2026
£129

Average Cairns to Sydney Return Prices

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

December 2025
£296
January 2026
£204
February 2026
£190
March 2026
£178
May 2026
£170

Did you know...

  • The distance between Sydney and Cairns is 1,972 kilometres.
  • SYD is the IATA airport code for Sydney.
  • The shortest one-way flight on this route is 2 hrs 55 mins
How to get from Cairns to Sydney
Cairns
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Sydney
2h 50m
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