Flights from Sydney Airport SYD to Cairns Airport CNS

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One-way from £47.69

Flights are offered by 21 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
Qantas655660006:2022:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines654650008:1016:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways444440008:1016:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar444440006:2020:25VIEW FLIGHTS
IndiGo444440006:2022:30VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia333330008:1014:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines333330008:1016:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates211220009:4516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines211220009:4516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines211220009:4516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific211220009:4516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Alaska Airlines211220011:5016:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand211220009:4516:15VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines122110008:1012:50VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111110015:2517:30VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111110009:4511:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111110009:4511:50VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111110012:5012:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air India111110008:1010:15VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France111110009:4511:50VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111110012:5012:50VIEW FLIGHTS

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Kingsford Smith to Cairns with an average of 28 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:20 and the latest flights operated at 22:30 and the most common flight numbers are QF5870, QF5872, QF5874 and QF5876

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
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
IndiGo6E4586
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF922
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
IndiGo6E4587
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9273
Alaska AirlinesAS5185
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
14:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7450
China Southern AirlinesCZ7562
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Alaska AirlinesAS5183
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3552
Cathay PacificCX9095
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4054
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR6323
Qatar AirwaysQR7229
15:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
17:30
AirlineFlightNo
IndiGo6E4588
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5876
JetstarJQ956
IndiGo6E3964
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Tuesday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
IndiGo6E4586
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7505
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9273
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
IndiGo6E4587
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
Alaska AirlinesAS5185
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4023
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR7125
15:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
IndiGo6E4588
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Qatar AirwaysQR6323
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5876
JetstarJQ956
IndiGo6E3964
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Wednesday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
IndiGo6E4586
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
Air FranceAF9273
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7505
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
IndiGo6E4587
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Alaska AirlinesAS5185
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4023
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR6375
Qatar AirwaysQR7125
15:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
IndiGo6E4588
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5876
JetstarJQ956
IndiGo6E3964
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Thursday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
IndiGo6E4586
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
IndiGo6E4587
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9273
Alaska AirlinesAS5185
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
14:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7450
China Southern AirlinesCZ7562
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Alaska AirlinesAS5183
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3552
Cathay PacificCX9095
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR7151
15:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
IndiGo6E4588
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4023
Qatar AirwaysQR6375
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ956
22:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5876
IndiGo6E3964
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Friday
06:20
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
08:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
IndiGo6E4586
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF922
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Air IndiaAI7223
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
11:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
IndiGo6E4587
11:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9273
Alaska AirlinesAS5185
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3551
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
14:10
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF924
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
15:25
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ954
16:15
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7450
China Southern AirlinesCZ7562
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
Alaska AirlinesAS5183
Hawaiian AirlinesHA3552
Cathay PacificCX9095
EmiratesEK5281
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Qatar AirwaysQR6333
Qatar AirwaysQR7151
17:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
IndiGo6E4588
20:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5876
JetstarJQ956
IndiGo6E3964
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Flight Price FAQ - Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS)

DIRECT Jetstar
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 £47.69 ($64 €54.69)
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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 £102.83 ($138 €117.93)
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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, Alaska Airlines, All Nippon Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Hawaiian Airlines, IndiGo, 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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