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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Cairns

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JQ,VA Return flights from £117
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£117
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£133
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Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£165
VA Return flights from £119
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Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£136
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Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£188
QF,VA Return flights from £163
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£163
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£163
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Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£184
JQ,QF Return flights from £172
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£172
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£174
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Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£193
QF Return flights from £216
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£216
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£216
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Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£237
EK,VA Return flights from £301
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£301
EK,JQ Return flights from £307
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£307
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £316
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£316
EK,QF Return flights from £355
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£355
JQ,PX Return flights from £485
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£485
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£568
PX,QF Return flights from £488
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£488
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£514
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Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£514
JQ,PX,VA Return flights from £516
Dep. Thu 09 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£516
QF,SB,VA Return flights from £528
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£528
JQ,QF,SB Return flights from £550
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£550
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£558
QF,SB Return flights from £561
Dep. Fri 23 JanRet. Mon 26 Jan£561
Dep. Fri 10 AprRet. Sun 12 Apr£589

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Cheapest Brisbane to Cairns Return Prices

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

January 2026
£88
February 2026
£101
March 2026
£92
May 2026
£101

Average Brisbane to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£268
January 2026
£213
February 2026
£214
March 2026
£175
April 2026
£248
May 2026
£196
June 2026
£212
July 2026
£276
September 2026
£252

Did you know...

  • Cairns and Brisbane belong to the same time zone.
  • From Brisbane to Cairns is 1,393 km.
  • The Novotel Brisbane Airport is conveniently located to Brisbane airport.
  • BNE is the IATA code for Brisbane.
How to get from Brisbane to Cairns
Brisbane (BNE)
 to 
Cairns (CNS)
2h 20m

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