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JQ,VA Return flights from £148
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VA Return flights from £165
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £287
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QF Return flights from £320
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FJ,VA Return flights from £429
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Cheapest Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£116
January 2026
£104
February 2026
£168
March 2026
£132
April 2026
£414
May 2026
£171
June 2026
£363
September 2026
£239

Average Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£249
January 2026
£225
February 2026
£195
March 2026
£215
April 2026
£252
May 2026
£194
June 2026
£252
July 2026
£303
August 2026
£220
September 2026
£251

Did you know...

  • Melbourne is in the same time zone as Cairns.
  • The distance from Cairns to Melbourne is 2,314 kilometres.
  • Broadmeadows which is at Johnstone St / Pascoe Vale Rd, Broadmeadows is the closest train station to Melbourne airport.
How to get from Melbourne to Cairns
Melbourne (Tullamarine)
 to 
Cairns
2h 25m
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