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Find cheap flights to Cairns from S$ 261

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Cairns departing on 6-5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals to Cairns

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Cairns that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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17:30 - 06:00SIN-CNS
10h 30m1 stop
18:55 - 07:15CNS-SIN
38h 20m2 stops
S$ 713
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Sun, 2 Jun - Sat, 8 Jun
02:30 - 18:15SIN-CNS
13h 45m1 stop
06:35 - 18:55CNS-SIN
14h 20m1 stop
S$ 730
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Sun, 28 Jul - Mon, 2 Sep
17:30 - 06:00SIN-CNS
10h 30m1 stop
19:15 - 23:20CNS-SIN
30h 05m1 stop
S$ 749
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Sun, 2 Jun - Sat, 8 Jun
17:30 - 06:00SIN-CNS
10h 30m1 stop
18:55 - 00:20CNS-SIN
31h 25m3 stops
S$ 785
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Sun, 2 Jun - Sat, 8 Jun
08:40 - 17:00SIN-CNS
6h 20mdirect
13:50 - 00:10CNS-SIN
12h 20m1 stop
S$ 957Singapore Airlines
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Sun, 4 Aug - Tue, 3 Sep
08:40 - 17:00SIN-CNS
6h 20mdirect
13:50 - 00:10CNS-SIN
12h 20m1 stop
S$ 966Singapore Airlines
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Sun, 4 Aug - Sun, 1 Sep
20:35 - 18:30SIN-CNS
19h 55m1 stop
07:00 - 19:20CNS-SIN
14h 20m1 stop
S$ 1,119Air Niugini
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Wed, 14 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug
20:30 - 13:55SIN-CNS
15h 25m1 stop
06:00 - 17:20CNS-SIN
13h 20m1 stop
S$ 1,230Qantas Airways
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Sun, 4 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
22:00 - 12:50SIN-CNS
12h 50m1 stop
06:00 - 17:20CNS-SIN
13h 20m1 stop
S$ 1,263Qantas Airways
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Fri, 2 Aug - Mon, 2 Sep
21:00 - 14:40SIN-CNS
15h 40m1 stop
10:10 - 18:00CNS-SIN
33h 50m1 stop
S$ 1,285Jetstar
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Sun, 26 May - Tue, 28 May

Flights to Cairns - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Cairns to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Cairns?

The average price of all flights to Cairns clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cairns is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as S$ 744. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are S$ 1,563 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cairns?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Cairns, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Cairns is April, where tickets cost S$ 879 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of tickets from Singapore is S$ 1,786 and S$ 1,601 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is April with an average price of S$ 879.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cairns?

The average price for all flights to Cairns depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Cairns is generally in the morning, when flights cost S$ 993 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cairns is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is S$ 1,256.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Cairns?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Cairns, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 69 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to Cairns?

Of the 9 airlines that fly to Cairns, Qantas Airways offers the most flights, with around 148 per week, followed by Jetstar with 98 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Cairns?

The duration of your flight to Cairns depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular route to Cairns on KAYAK is from Singapore, which takes 6h 20m.

How many direct flights to Cairns are there each day?

There are around 2 direct flights from within Singapore to Cairns every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 08:00 the most common departure time and 100% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Cairns are there each week?

Each week there are around 8 direct flights from within Singapore to Cairns. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 25% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Cairns each week?

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Cairns. Instead, there are 8 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Singapore.

How many cities have direct flights to Cairns?

From Singapore, there are direct flights to Cairns from 1 city. This city is Singapore and there are 8 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

S$ 261
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (29% more expensive on average)
Flight from Singapore to Cairns

When to book flights to Cairns

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cairns based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cairns based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cairns flights

  • How far is Cairns from central Cairns?

    There are 4 km between Cairns city centre and Cairns.

  • What is the name of Cairns’s airport?

    When flying to Cairns, you'll arrive at Cairns (CNS). The airport is also known as Cairns or Cairns Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cairns?

    On average, a flight to Cairns costs S$ 696. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost S$ 648 and departed from Singapore Changi Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Cairns?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Cairns.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Cairns?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Cairns?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cairns with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Cairns?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairns up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cairns

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Prefer to fly direct to Cairns?

Find which airlines fly direct to Cairns, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Singapore to Cairns

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +25 more

ANA, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +26 more

ANA, Air Canada, +27 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +24 more

ANA, Air Canada, +25 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

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Direct returns

Cairns to Singapore

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +25 more

ANA, Air Canada, +26 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +26 more

ANA, Air Canada, +27 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +24 more

ANA, Air Canada, +25 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air France, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

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Top airlines flying to Cairns

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cairns. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Singapore to Cairns. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Cairns? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1479 reviews
7.8food
8.4boarding
8.1comfort
8.2entertainment
8.7crew
Airline reviews

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10.0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024SIN - KUL
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Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

Cabin Crew always friendly and helpful. Seating cramped - foul smelling from toilets, high risk of disease. Guard personal property such as expensive sunglasses Coffee always awful and cold Meal trays toddler sized Not worth the extra cost to fly SQ - use a budget airline, same if not better experience

When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

It seems paying premium economy does not make difference with economy. No priority boarding, not worthy paying extra$$$ for premium economy.

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

They were able to assist my elderly father and myself after not being able to check in to scoot. The counter service was phenomenal. They did what they could to get us on the next plane so we could catch our Connecting flight. Scoot closed early on us so we ended up missing our flight.

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

Rescheduled after ticket purchased and issued, not 2 or 3 times and not a fourth but by 5 times, by Qantas, that's right, 5 changes! Forcing an overnight stay in Chile and need for visa. Qantas can no longer provide basic services as a national or international service provider. Professionalism is extinct and the provider needs to be mentored and educated in perfecting who to operate as an airline. Qantas is the spirit of Australian dissatisfaction.

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

The crew were amazing - A great job. They made me feel special and valued.

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

Qantas cancelled my flight for no good reason and rebooked me into a middle seat.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Cairns found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
2-6Sun
1 stop
10h 30mSIN-CNS
8-6Sat
2 stops
38h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 713
28-7Sun
1 stop
13h 45mSIN-CNS
2-9Mon
1 stop
14h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 730
2-6Sun
1 stop
10h 30mSIN-CNS
8-6Sat
1 stop
30h 05mCNS-SIN
S$ 749
2-6Sun
1 stop
10h 30mSIN-CNS
8-6Sat
3 stops
31h 25mCNS-SIN
S$ 785
4-8Sun
directSingapore Airlines
6h 20mSIN-CNS
3-9Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
12h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 957
4-8Sun
directSingapore Airlines
6h 20mSIN-CNS
1-9Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
12h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 966
14-8Wed
1 stopAir Niugini
19h 55mSIN-CNS
21-8Wed
1 stopAir Niugini
14h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 1,119
4-8Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
15h 25mSIN-CNS
29-8Thu
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 1,230
2-8Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
12h 50mSIN-CNS
2-9Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 20mCNS-SIN
S$ 1,263
26-5Sun
1 stopJetstar
15h 40mSIN-CNS
28-5Tue
1 stopJetstar
33h 50mCNS-SIN
S$ 1,285

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Cairns found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6-5Mon
1 stop
12h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 261
13-5Mon
1 stop
12h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 279
6-5Mon
2 stops
23h 10mSIN-CNS
S$ 359
3-9Tue
1 stop
18h 50mSIN-CNS
S$ 377
16-6Sun
directSingapore Airlines
6h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 385
16-6Sun
1 stopJetstar
34h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 406
16-6Sun
2 stopsJetstar
34h 15mSIN-CNS
S$ 425
6-5Mon
directSingapore Airlines
6h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 487
9-10Wed
2 stopsCathay Pacific
32h 20mSIN-CNS
S$ 1,390
11-10Fri
2 stopsCathay Pacific
27h 10mSIN-CNS
S$ 1,586

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Recent domestic flight deals

9-5Thu
directJetstar
2h 25mBNE-CNS
11-5Sat
directJetstar
2h 10mCNS-BNE
S$ 176
16-5Thu
directJetstar
2h 30mBNE-CNS
19-5Sun
directJetstar
2h 10mCNS-BNE
S$ 182
15-7Mon
directRex
3h 00mBNE-CNS
18-7Thu
directRex
2h 45mCNS-BNE
S$ 267
22-5Wed
directVirgin Australia
2h 30mBNE-CNS
25-5Sat
directVirgin Australia
2h 15mCNS-BNE
S$ 280
3-10Thu
directVirgin Australia
2h 30mBNE-CNS
5-10Sat
directVirgin Australia
2h 15mCNS-BNE
S$ 289
18-10Fri
direct
2h 20mBNE-CNS
20-10Sun
direct
2h 10mCNS-BNE
S$ 357
18-7Thu
directQantas Airways
3h 05mSYD-CNS
25-7Thu
directQantas Airways
2h 55mCNS-SYD
S$ 440
6-6Thu
direct
3h 05mSYD-CNS
10-6Mon
direct
2h 55mCNS-SYD
S$ 451
9-7Tue
multi-stopQantas Airways
11h 30mSYD-CNS
16-7Tue
directQantas Airways
2h 55mCNS-SYD
S$ 455
3-7Wed
multi-stopRex
8h 55mMEL-CNS
15-7Mon
multi-stopRex
23h 45mCNS-MEL
S$ 547

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Flights to Cairns

Destination:

Cairns (CNS)Australia

Return flight deals:

Cairns - Singapore

Cabin classes:

S$ 2,903
S$ 3,037
S$ 648

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