Cairns to Brisbane Flights

Flights are available to Cairns from Brisbane International with a choice of 17 airliners, Virgin Austraila, National Jet Express, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, QantasLink, Alliance Airlines, Emirates, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways and Qantas. The distance covered when flying from Cairns to Brisbane International Australia is 1,392 Km (865 Miles) with the travel time being around 2 Hours 27 Minutes. CNS is the Airport code for Cairns and BNE is for Brisbane International Australia.

The cost of ticket prices to Brisbane International 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 Brisbane International Australia perhaps midweek or late evening. It is always advisable to book as early as possible. With most airliners prices will go up the closer you get to the departure date.

Please see below the airlines that fly from Cairns (CNS) to Brisbane International (BNE) and the amount of daily flights in operation.

AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast Flight
Qantas985756806:0022:40
Etihad Airways678675706:0023:05
Air New Zealand765664606:0022:40
Singapore Airlines666563506:0023:05
Virgin Australia666463506:0023:05
Jetstar434434306:0020:10
Emirates421222309:1020:50
Alliance Airlines114311100:3022:45
QantasLink111231006:0022:40
Qatar Airways112111113:5016:50
American Airlines111111212:4516:45
United Airlines111110006:0008:15
Air Canada111110006:0008:15
China Eastern Airlines011100009:1011:20
National Jet Express100100013:1521:40
China Southern Airlines100000114:3516:45
Virgin Austraila000100011:5011:50

The most direct flights offered from Cairns to Brisbane International Australia are by Qantas with around 6 flights a week. These operate from 06:00 with the latest flight being at 22:40. The most popular flight no is QF1881, QF1883, QF1885 and QF1887.

Please visit qantas.com.au for more information regarding booking a flight with Qantas.

Please see below the times of flights from Qantas. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

DayFlight Times
Monday06:00, 09:10, 11:10, 12:45, 14:10, 14:35, 16:00, 17:30 and 20:50
Tuesday08:10, 09:00, 11:20, 14:55, 16:00, 16:45, 19:13 and 19:55
Wednesday06:00, 11:10, 14:55, 18:10 and 19:21
Thursday08:10, 09:00, 12:00, 12:45, 17:30, 18:10 and 20:50
Friday08:10, 09:10, 11:10, 12:45 and 18:10
Saturday08:10, 11:10, 11:20, 12:45, 14:10 and 18:10
Sunday06:00, 09:00, 09:10, 12:45, 16:00, 16:45, 20:50 and 22:40

Alternatively, there are other routes that depart Cairns and arrive at Brisbane International or other nearby airports. The table below gives you a summary of these.

RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Cairns to Gold Coast01,486 km (923 miles)2 Hours 34 Minutes

Don’t forget that flight regulations are getting tight so we recommend you leave plenty of time to get through customs at Cairns.

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