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JQ Return flights from £126
Dep. Sun 14 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£126
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£126
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Dep. Sat 13 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£130
Dep. Sun 14 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£138
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£138
Dep. Tue 16 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£142
Dep. Sat 13 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£142
Dep. Sat 13 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec£154
Dep. Fri 12 DecRet. Sat 13 Dec£154
Dep. Fri 12 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£154
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 10 Dec£154
Dep. Thu 11 DecRet. Sat 13 Dec£154
Dep. Thu 11 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£154
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Tue 09 Dec£162
Dep. Sun 14 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec£162
Dep. Sat 13 DecRet. Mon 15 Dec£165
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Wed 10 Dec£165
Dep. Thu 11 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£166
Dep. Thu 11 DecRet. Fri 12 Dec£166
Dep. Fri 12 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£166
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£167
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Sat 13 Dec£167
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Thu 18 Dec£170
Dep. Sun 14 DecRet. Thu 18 Dec£170
Dep. Wed 17 DecRet. Thu 18 Dec£170
Dep. Sat 13 DecRet. Thu 18 Dec£173
Dep. Tue 16 DecRet. Thu 18 Dec£173
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£178
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Sat 13 Dec£178
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Fri 12 Dec£179
Dep. Thu 11 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec£179
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£179
Dep. Fri 12 DecRet. Sun 14 Dec£179
Dep. Wed 10 DecRet. Sat 13 Dec£186
Dep. Wed 10 DecRet. Tue 16 Dec£186
Dep. Mon 15 DecRet. Fri 19 Dec£188
Dep. Sun 14 DecRet. Fri 19 Dec£188
Dep. Wed 17 DecRet. Fri 19 Dec£188
Dep. Mon 08 DecRet. Wed 17 Dec£189

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Cheapest Cairns to Sydney Return Prices

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

December 2025
£107
January 2026
£107
February 2026
£186
April 2026
£120
May 2026
£120
June 2026
£130
August 2026
£120

Average Cairns to Sydney Return Prices

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

December 2025
£276
January 2026
£191
February 2026
£178
March 2026
£166
May 2026
£159

Did you know...

  • 5 hrs 55 mins is the shortest return flight from Cairns to Sydney
  • It is 1,972 kilometres from Cairns to Sydney.
  • Sydney International Airport Station train station is nearby Sydney airport.
  • Cairns belongs to the same time zone as Sydney.
How to get from Cairns to Sydney
Cairns
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Sydney
2h 50m
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