Flights from Cairns Airport (CNS) to Sydney Airport Airport (SYD)

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You have a choice of 18 airline companies when flying from Cairns to Kingsford Smith. The distance covered when flying from Cairns to Kingsford Smith Australia is 1,973 Km (1,226 Miles) with the travel time being around 3 Hours 8 Minutes. CNS is the Airport code for Cairns and SYD is for Kingsford Smith Australia.

The cost of the air travel varies depending on what day you travel and the time of day. It is normally worth booking flights well in advance if possible to get the best deal to Kingsford Smith Australia perhaps midweek or late evening. Please book in advance if you want to take advantage of the best prices airlines have to offer as prices normally increase as time goes on.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from Cairns (CNS) to Kingsford Smith (SYD) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Qantas766656506:4519:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar444444406:4519:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Etihad Airways333434412:1019:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines422344312:1019:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines322334412:1019:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia322333312:1019:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways311235412:1019:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates211112113:4017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines211112113:4017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines211112113:4017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific211112113:4017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand211112113:4017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111111113:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111113:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111112:1012:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air India111111112:1012:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France111111113:4013:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111111116:3519:15VIEW FLIGHTS

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Cairns to Kingsford Smith with an average of 41 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:45 and the latest flights operated at 19:00 and the most common flight numbers are QF5871, QF5873, QF5875 and QF5877

For more details regarding Qantas flight information and bookings you can visit them at qantas.com.au

Please see below the times of flights. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
17:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7332
China Southern AirlinesCZ7562
China Eastern AirlinesMU4097
Cathay PacificCX9033
EmiratesEK5188
QantasQF925
18:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF7291
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6383
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR4220
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Tuesday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
18:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF7291
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
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Wednesday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
18:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF7291
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
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Thursday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
18:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF7291
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Friday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6383
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR7128
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Saturday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Qatar AirwaysQR7126
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
17:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7332
China Southern AirlinesCZ7562
China Eastern AirlinesMU4097
Cathay PacificCX9033
EmiratesEK5188
QantasQF925
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6383
Singapore AirlinesSQ6659
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR4220
Qatar AirwaysQR7128
Qatar AirwaysQR8500
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Sunday
06:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5873
JetstarJQ953
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5871
JetstarJQ951
12:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7224
Singapore AirlinesSQ6655
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4001
All Nippon AirwaysNH6408
Virgin AustraliaVA1418
Qatar AirwaysQR7158
Etihad AirwaysEY6614
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7923
China Southern AirlinesCZ7560
China Eastern AirlinesMU4095
Air FranceAF9274
American AirlinesAA7286
British AirwaysBA7469
Cathay PacificCX9066
EmiratesEK5398
QantasQF923
16:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5875
JetstarJQ955
16:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6657
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4011
Virgin AustraliaVA1424
Qatar AirwaysQR7126
Etihad AirwaysEY6341
Etihad AirwaysEY6343
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5877
JetstarJQ957
19:15
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6383
Air CanadaAC2758
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4014
Virgin AustraliaVA1428
Qatar AirwaysQR4220
Qatar AirwaysQR7128
Etihad AirwaysEY6486
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Flight Price FAQ - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD)

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What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD is £47.64 ($63 €55.46)
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The cheapest direct return flight from Cairns CNS to Sydney SYD is £97.54 ($129 €113.56)
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Flight Info FAQ - Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD)

Who flies from Cairns to Sydney?
The following airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD): Air Canada, Air France, Air India, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Jetstar, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Cairns to Sydney?
The flight from Cairns to Sydney is 1,973KM or 1,226 miles.
How long does the flight from Cairns to Sydney to take?
The flight from Cairns to Sydney takes 3 Hours 8 Minutes.

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