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JQ,VA Return flights from £132
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VA Return flights from £140
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JQ,QF Return flights from £158
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QF,VA Return flights from £162
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QF Return flights from £177
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £226
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JL,JQ Return flights from £331
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JL,VA Return flights from £356
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FJ,VA Return flights from £380
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FJ,JQ Return flights from £413
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NZ,VA Return flights from £600
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NZ,QF Return flights from £675
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PX Return flights from £792
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Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep£959

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Cheapest Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£117
January 2026
£104
February 2026
£169
March 2026
£133
April 2026
£417
May 2026
£173
June 2026
£365
September 2026
£240

Average Melbourne to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£251
January 2026
£227
February 2026
£197
March 2026
£217
April 2026
£254
May 2026
£196
June 2026
£254
July 2026
£305
August 2026
£221
September 2026
£253

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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