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JQ,VA Return flights from £132
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VA Return flights from £148
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Dep. Wed 17 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec£220
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £270
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Dep. Wed 17 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec£387
Dep. Fri 26 DecRet. Tue 13 Jan£433
Dep. Fri 19 DecRet. Tue 23 Dec£507
EK Return flights from £988
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Dep. Fri 26 DecRet. Tue 13 Jan£1,178
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Dep. Wed 17 DecRet. Sat 20 Dec£1,308
Dep. Fri 19 DecRet. Tue 23 Dec£1,587

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Cheapest Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£110
January 2026
£98
February 2026
£158
March 2026
£125
April 2026
£391
May 2026
£162
June 2026
£342
September 2026
£225

Average Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£235
January 2026
£213
February 2026
£184
March 2026
£203
April 2026
£238
May 2026
£184
June 2026
£238
July 2026
£286
August 2026
£207
September 2026
£237

Did you know...

  • Melbourne is in the same time zone as Cairns.
  • CNS is the IATA airport code for Cairns.
  • The distance between Cairns and Melbourne is 2,314 kilometres.
How to get from Melbourne to Cairns
Melbourne (Tullamarine)
 to 
Cairns
2h 25m
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