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JQ Return flights from £112
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JQ,VA Return flights from £125
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Dep. Sat 16 MayRet. Sun 24 May£133
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Wed 11 Mar£141
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Mon 09 Feb£178
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£247
VA Return flights from £137
Dep. Fri 30 JanRet. Wed 04 Feb£137
Dep. Sat 16 MayRet. Sun 24 May£148
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Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Wed 11 Mar£155
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 04 Feb£168
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£168
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Mon 09 Feb£169
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£225
JQ,LA Return flights from £141
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£141
LA,VA Return flights from £146
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£146
JQ,QF Return flights from £167
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Dep. Sat 16 MayRet. Sun 24 May£199
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£211
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Mon 09 Feb£240
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6E,VA Return flights from £170
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QF,VA Return flights from £172
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from £214
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£237
Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Wed 11 Mar£259
Dep. Sat 16 MayRet. Sun 24 May£295
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£374
LA,QF Return flights from £230
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£230
JQ,LA,QF Return flights from £244
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£244
QF Return flights from £257
Dep. Fri 30 JanRet. Wed 04 Feb£257
Dep. Sat 16 MayRet. Sun 24 May£290
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Dep. Thu 05 MarRet. Wed 11 Mar£295
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Mon 06 Apr£298
Dep. Fri 06 FebRet. Mon 09 Feb£301
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£301
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 04 Feb£301
JQ,NH Return flights from £319
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£319
NH,VA Return flights from £324
Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£324
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Dep. Tue 27 JanRet. Tue 03 Feb£444

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Cheapest Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£104
January 2026
£112
February 2026
£114
May 2026
£112
June 2026
£112
September 2026
£121

Average Sydney to Cairns Return Prices

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

December 2025
£364
January 2026
£206
February 2026
£190
March 2026
£181
April 2026
£298
May 2026
£163
June 2026
£184
July 2026
£192

Did you know...

  • Cairns belongs to the same time zone as Sydney.
  • Sydney to Cairns, the shortest one-way trip is 3 hours
  • The Rydges Sydney Airport Hotel is the nearest hotel to Sydney airport.
How to get from Sydney to Cairns
Sydney
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Cairns
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