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JQ Return flights from £117
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JQ,VA Return flights from £125
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£137
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Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£181
Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan£199
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£219
VA Return flights from £133
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£133
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£154
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Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£175
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JQ,QF Return flights from £173
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£173
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Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan£233
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QF,VA Return flights from £175
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Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£283
QF Return flights from £221
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£221
Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan£247
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Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Sat 04 Apr£256
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£258
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Sun 05 Apr£284
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£289
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Thu 23 Apr£302
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£326
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £229
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£229
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul£232
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Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£234
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Sat 04 Apr£246
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Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£280
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Thu 23 Apr£287
Dep. Mon 11 JanRet. Mon 18 Jan£303
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FJ,VA Return flights from £399
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£399
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£427
FJ,JQ Return flights from £412
Dep. Fri 19 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul£412
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Thu 28 May£427
JQ,PX,VA Return flights from £487
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NZ,VA Return flights from £517
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EK,VA Return flights from £564
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Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Thu 23 Apr£1,304
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£1,317

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Cheapest Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£109
January 2026
£118
February 2026
£119
May 2026
£118
June 2026
£118
September 2026
£127

Average Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£382
January 2026
£216
February 2026
£199
March 2026
£190
April 2026
£313
May 2026
£171
June 2026
£193
July 2026
£201

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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