Cairns to Townsville Flights

Flights are offered by 10 airline companies if you are flying to Townsville International to Cairns. When flying from Cairns to Townsville International you will cover 285 Km (177 Miles) with the flight time at approximately 51 Minutes. The airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Townsville International it is TSV.

The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly (if there is a choice) and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. With the advent of cheap no frills flights it may be worth booking in advance if possible to get the best deal to Townsville International Australia, perhaps late evening or midweek. 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.

The table below shows the amount of daily flights in operation from Cairns (CNS) to Townsville International (TSV).

AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast Flight
Air New Zealand464552306:3017:50
QantasLink454532106:3017:50
RFDS Australia220200012:3021:00
Qantas010020206:3017:50
Rex010100107:1516:10
Skytrans002000008:0021:30
National Jet Express001100007:2016:20
Hinterland Aviation011000005:3016:00
Toll Aviation100000006:1506:15
Alliance Airlines000010016:4516:45

The most direct flights offered from Cairns to Townsville International Australia are by Air New Zealand with around 4 flights a week. These operate from 06:30 with the latest flight being at 17:50. The most popular flight no is NZ7305, NZ7308, NZ7310 and NZ7313.

Please visit airnewzealand.co.nz for more information regarding booking a flight with Air New Zealand.

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

DayFlight Times
Monday06:30, 08:00, 14:55 and 17:50
Tuesday06:30, 08:00, 10:50, 14:25, 14:55 and 17:50
Wednesday06:30, 10:50, 14:55 and 17:50
Thursday06:30, 10:50, 13:15, 14:55 and 17:50
Friday06:30, 08:00, 10:50, 14:55 and 17:50
Saturday06:30 and 14:55
Sunday10:00, 14:55 and 17:50

You may instead fly from Cairns and arrive at Townsville International by an alternative airport or airports. The summary of this is in the table below.

RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Cairns to Innisfail082 km (51 miles)14 Minutes
Cairns to Chillagoe0132 km (82 miles)23 Minutes
Cairns to Mareeba036 km (22 miles)6 Minutes
Cairns to Proserpine0497 km (309 miles)1 Hour 24 Minutes

Before departing Cairns please check that you are holding a valid passport.

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