Flights from Sydney Airport SYD to Cairns Airport CNS

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One-way from £54.37

Flights are offered by 19 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
Qantas444446406:0017:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Hawaiian Airlines444534408:0516:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Etihad Airways334444408:0514:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia333333308:0514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines333333308:0514:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar333333306:0015:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways322234408:0516:45VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines111221112:5014:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates111112109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines111112109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Cathay Pacific111112109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
British Airways111112109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand111112109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
LATAM Airlines111111115:3515:35VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines111111109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
All Nippon Airways111111108:0508:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Air France111111109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111111112:5012:50VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines101111109:4509:45VIEW FLIGHTS

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Kingsford Smith to Cairns with an average of 30 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:00 and the latest flights operated at 17:35 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
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6382
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4002
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1409
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6382
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4054
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR7167
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Tuesday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4000
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1411
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6375
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4012
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Wednesday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4002
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1409
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6382
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4036
Etihad AirwaysEY6366
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6382
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4012
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Thursday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6382
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4036
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1409
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6366
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
10:15
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4002
Etihad AirwaysEY6382
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7420
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4012
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
14:55
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
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Friday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:05
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4036
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1411
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6331
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7420
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
14:55
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6444
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR7215
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Saturday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6444
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR7215
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
14:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7021
China Eastern AirlinesMU4098
British AirwaysBA7466
Cathay PacificCX9179
EmiratesEK5281
QantasQF924
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4054
Qatar AirwaysQR7167
20:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF6033
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Sunday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5870
JetstarJQ950
08:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6658
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4069
All Nippon AirwaysNH6409
Virgin AustraliaVA1413
Qatar AirwaysQR7159
Etihad AirwaysEY6838
09:45
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7922
China Southern AirlinesCZ7559
China Eastern AirlinesMU4096
Air FranceAF9677
American AirlinesAA7347
British AirwaysBA7468
Cathay PacificCX9024
EmiratesEK5393
QantasQF922
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5872
JetstarJQ952
12:50
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7432
Singapore AirlinesSQ6656
Air CanadaAC2759
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4071
Virgin AustraliaVA1419
Qatar AirwaysQR8527
Etihad AirwaysEY6444
Etihad AirwaysEY6473
14:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6654
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4054
Virgin AustraliaVA1421
Qatar AirwaysQR7167
Etihad AirwaysEY6839
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
LATAM AirlinesLA5703
JetstarJQ954
16:45
AirlineFlightNo
Hawaiian AirlinesHA4073
Qatar AirwaysQR7215
17:35
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5874
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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 £54.37 ($68 €65.43)
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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 £107.94 ($135 €129.90)
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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 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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