Cheap flights from Sydney, Australia
to Cairns, Australia
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Cheapest one-way trip | $98 |
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Cheapest nonstop round-trip | $262 |
Cheapest round-trip | $198 |
Average round-trip | $282 |
Nonstop flights in June | $118 – $1378 |
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Weekly direct flights
Discover the top airlines offering direct flights from Sydney to Cairns in the next month. You’ll find the number of daily direct flights per airline in the table.
Weekly direct flights for Sun 28.05 - Sat 03.06
Airline | Sun 28.05 | Mon 29.05 | Tue 30.05 | Wed 31.05 | Thu 01.06 | Fri 02.06 | Sat 03.06 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
--- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 04.06 - Sat 10.06
Airline | Sun 04.06 | Mon 05.06 | Tue 06.06 | Wed 07.06 | Thu 08.06 | Fri 09.06 | Sat 10.06 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 11.06 - Sat 17.06
Airline | Sun 11.06 | Mon 12.06 | Tue 13.06 | Wed 14.06 | Thu 15.06 | Fri 16.06 | Sat 17.06 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Weekly direct flights for Sun 18.06 - Sat 24.06
Airline | Sun 18.06 | Mon 19.06 | Tue 20.06 | Wed 21.06 | Thu 22.06 | Fri 23.06 | Sat 24.06 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | --- | 2 | 1 |
Check-in for a flight from Sydney to Cairns
Name | Carrier code | IATA Code | Passport needed during booking | Online check-in available |
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Jetstar Airways | JST | JQ | No | 0 0 |
Virgin Australia Airlines | VOZ | VA | Yes | 0 0 |
Qantas | QFA | QF | Yes | 0 0 |
Regional Express | RXA | ZL | No | 0 0 |
Malaysia Airlines | MAS | MH | No | 0 0 |
Australia COVID-19 travel restrictions

Most travelers from Sydney, SYD can enter Cairns, CNS.
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