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Cheap Flights from Canberra to Cairns

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JQ,VA Return flights from £259
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul£259
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£282
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Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£302
VA Return flights from £265
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£293
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Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£303
JQ,QF Return flights from £301
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul£301
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£333
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QF Return flights from £312
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Dep. Mon 16 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£312
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £316
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul£316
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£363
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£367
QF,VA Return flights from £319
Dep. Sun 29 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£319
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul£322
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£368

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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
£249
February 2026
£238
March 2026
£249
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
£344
March 2026
£372
June 2026
£345

Did you know...

  • Cairns belongs to the same time zone as Canberra.
  • CNS is the IATA airport code for Cairns.
  • Canberra to Cairns, the quickest return flight is 9 hrs 20 mins. Brisbane
  • The closest train station to Canberra airport is Canberra located at Kingston .
How to get from Canberra to Cairns
Canberra
 to 
Sydney
50m
Layover - 35m
Sydney
 to 
Cairns
3h 5m

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