Flights from Sydney Airport SYD to Cairns Airport CNS

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Returns from £94.41

One-way from £45.71

Flights are offered by 20 airline companies if you are flying to Cairns to Kingsford Smith. The distance covered when flying from Kingsford Smith to Cairns Australia is 1,973 Km (1,226 Miles) with the travel time being around 3 Hours 8 Minutes. SYD is the Airport code for Kingsford Smith and CNS is for Cairns Australia.

The cost of ticket prices to Cairns Australia can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. It is normally worth booking flights well in advance if possible to get the best deal to Cairns 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.

Please see below the airlines that fly from Kingsford Smith (SYD) to Cairns (CNS) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Qantas554445406:1018:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar333333306:1015:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines322334408:1018:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Etihad Airways422333408:1018:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways422223408:1018:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia322332308:1015:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines322332308:1018:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates221112109:4514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines221112109:4514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific221112109:4514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand221112109:4514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines111111112:4012:40VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111111115:1018:15VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines111111109:4512:55VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111111109:4512:55VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111109:4512:55VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111112:4012:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air India111111108:1008:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111111112:4012:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France111111009:4512:55VIEW FLIGHTS

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Kingsford Smith to Cairns with an average of 31 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:10 and the latest flights operated at 18:15 and the most common flight numbers are QF5870, QF5872, QF5874 and QF922

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
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7330
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Cathay PacificCX9179
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
15:20
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6382
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4070
Virgin AustraliaVA1423
Etihad AirwaysEY6436
15:55
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR8477
18:35
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR8491
Etihad AirwaysEY6483
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Tuesday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
American AirlinesAA7347
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7330
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Cathay PacificCX9179
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Wednesday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air FranceAF9677
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
American AirlinesAA7347
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Thursday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
American AirlinesAA7347
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
15:20
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4070
Virgin AustraliaVA1423
Etihad AirwaysEY6436
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Friday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air FranceAF9677
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
American AirlinesAA7347
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
15:20
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4070
Virgin AustraliaVA1423
Etihad AirwaysEY6436
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Saturday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
11:25
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR6353
Etihad AirwaysEY6444
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
12:55
AirlineFlightNo
Air FranceAF9677
13:20
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7330
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3552
Cathay PacificCX9095
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Sunday
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8477
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
15:10
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ954
15:20
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1423
15:55
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR6353
Etihad AirwaysEY6444
18:15
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
18:35
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6382
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4070
Qatar AirwaysQR8491
Etihad AirwaysEY6483
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Flight Price FAQ - Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)

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What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Sydney SYD to Cairns CNS?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Sydney SYD to Cairns CNS is £45.71 ($61 €53.67)
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What is the cheapest direct return flight from Sydney SYD to Cairns CNS?
The cheapest direct return flight from Sydney SYD to Cairns CNS is £94.41 ($126 €110.87)
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Flight Info FAQ - Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)

Who flies from Sydney to Cairns?
The following airlines fly from Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS): 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, LATAM Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Sydney to Cairns?
The flight from Sydney to Cairns is 1,973KM or 1,226 miles.
How long does the flight from Sydney to Cairns to take?
The flight from Sydney to Cairns takes 3 Hours 8 Minutes.

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