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JQ,VA Return flights from £120
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JQ Return flights from £122
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VA Return flights from £123
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£123
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Fri 21 Aug£126
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QF,VA Return flights from £142
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£142
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Fri 21 Aug£151
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£152
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 19 May£199
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul£204
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Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£230
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£239
JQ,QF Return flights from £145
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Fri 21 Aug£145
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£156
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£158
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Mon 18 May£198
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QF Return flights from £156
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £204
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£204
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Fri 21 Aug£208
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Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£231
Dep. Sat 04 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul£241
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Thu 14 May£251
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£253
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Mon 18 May£255
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Mon 25 May£362
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 19 May£427
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 19 May£502
JQ,LA Return flights from £220
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£220
LA,VA Return flights from £242
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£242
JQ,NH Return flights from £246
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£246
EK,JQ Return flights from £250
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Mon 18 May£250
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£256
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 19 May£308
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 19 May£310
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Thu 14 May£331
JL,JQ Return flights from £256
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£256
EK,VA Return flights from £260
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Mon 18 May£260
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£270
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 19 May£329
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 19 May£329
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Thu 14 May£330
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 07 Dec£645
AI,JQ Return flights from £263
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 19 May£263
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£269
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Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Mon 18 May£276
Dep. Thu 07 MayRet. Tue 19 May£276
NH,VA Return flights from £267
Dep. Tue 28 AprRet. Sat 02 May£267

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Cheapest Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£110
January 2026
£119
February 2026
£120
May 2026
£119
June 2026
£119
September 2026
£128

Average Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£386
January 2026
£218
February 2026
£201
March 2026
£191
April 2026
£315
May 2026
£173
June 2026
£195
July 2026
£203

Did you know...

  • Cairns and Sydney belong to the same time zone. Because they are in the same timezone you shouldn't be jetlagged when you arrive.
  • The shortest flight from Sydney to Cairns return is 6 hours
  • Sydney has the IATA code of SYD and Cairns is CNS.
  • From Sydney to Cairns is 1,972 kilometres.
How to get from Sydney to Cairns
Sydney
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Cairns
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