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VA Return flights from £123
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JQ,VA Return flights from £127
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JQ Return flights from £131
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JQ,QF Return flights from £146
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QF,VA Return flights from £151
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QF Return flights from £159
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £201
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Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul£210
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Dep. Mon 03 AugRet. Mon 10 Aug£214
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Wed 08 Jul£225
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Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 05 May£258
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JQ,LA Return flights from £219
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LA,VA Return flights from £237
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EK,JQ Return flights from £247
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Dep. Mon 03 AugRet. Mon 10 Aug£628
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep£628
JL,JQ Return flights from £249
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£249
EK,VA Return flights from £263
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£263
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 05 May£379
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Dep. Mon 03 AugRet. Mon 10 Aug£602
Dep. Mon 31 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep£610
JL,VA Return flights from £266
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£266
AS,JQ Return flights from £273
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£273
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 05 May£389
AS,VA Return flights from £289
Dep. Sun 26 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£289
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Tue 05 May£396

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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
£198
April 2026
£128
May 2026
£128
June 2026
£139
August 2026
£128

Average Cairns to Sydney Return Prices

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

December 2025
£295
January 2026
£204
February 2026
£190
March 2026
£178
May 2026
£170

Did you know...

  • From Cairns to Sydney is 1,972 km.
  • Cairns is in the same time zone as Sydney. So, you won't be jetlagged once you arrive.
  • The Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel which is at 8 Arrival Court, Mascot is the nearest hotel to Sydney airport.
  • Cairns to Sydney, the quickest one-way flight is 2 hrs 55 mins
How to get from Cairns to Sydney
Cairns
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Sydney
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