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JQ,VA Return flights from £138
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VA Return flights from £157
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JQ,QF Return flights from £211
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Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug£226
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Dep. Sat 26 SepRet. Thu 01 Oct£326
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QF,VA Return flights from £226
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £283
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Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep£321
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Dep. Mon 06 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul£365
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Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Sun 11 Oct£414
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct£429
Dep. Fri 05 JunRet. Mon 08 Jun£462
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QF Return flights from £289
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Dep. Sat 26 SepRet. Thu 01 Oct£459
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Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul£1,226
JQ,PX,VA Return flights from £573
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NZ,VA Return flights from £581
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NZ,QF Return flights from £766
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PX Return flights from £836
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Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Fri 19 Jun£4,992
FJ Return flights from £896
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Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul£963
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Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug£2,954
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul£3,720

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Cheapest Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£117
January 2026
£105
February 2026
£169
March 2026
£133
April 2026
£418
May 2026
£173
June 2026
£366
September 2026
£241

Average Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£251
January 2026
£228
February 2026
£197
March 2026
£217
April 2026
£255
May 2026
£196
June 2026
£255
July 2026
£306
August 2026
£222
September 2026
£254

Did you know...

  • The nearest hotel to Melbourne airport is The PARKROYAL Melbourne Airport.
  • Cairns has the International Air Transport Association (IATA) code of CNS.
  • Cairns and Melbourne are in the same time zone.
How to get from Melbourne to Cairns
Melbourne (Tullamarine)
 to 
Cairns
2h 25m
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