Sydney to Cairns Flights

Multiple companies offer flights from Kingsford Smith to Cairns. The journey time flying from Kingsford Smith to Cairns Australia is around 3 Hours 8 Minutes. With the distance covered being 1,973 Km (1,226 Miles). The airport code for Kingsford Smith is SYD and for Cairns it is CNS.

Ticket prices are normally at a premium at weekends and can vary also with the time of day. Cairns Australia flights may be normally booked months in advance and this may be the best option if you intend to get the best prices from Kingsford Smith. Our recommendation is to book well in advance if you are looking to get the best possible prices.

Below you can see a table that shows the airlines that fly from Kingsford Smith (SYD) to Cairns (CNS) and frequency of flights daily.

AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast Flight
Qantas555656606:1022:50
Jetstar444444406:1022:50
Etihad Airways433335408:1018:35
Virgin Australia322333308:1018:35
Singapore Airlines322333308:1018:35
Hawaiian Airlines322333308:1018:35
Qatar Airways322223308:1018:35
LATAM Airlines222222210:3018:15
Air New Zealand211222209:4521:15
United Airlines111221112:4015:55
Cathay Pacific111212109:4515:25
British Airways111212109:4515:25
Emirates111111109:4512:50
China Eastern Airlines111111109:4512:50
American Airlines111111109:4512:50
All Nippon Airways111111111:2515:55
Air France111111109:4512:50
Air Canada111111112:4015:55
Alliance Airlines100010019:0522:20

The greatest amount of direct flights offered from Kingsford Smith to Cairns Australia are by Qantas with around 5 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:10 and the latest flights at 22:50 with the most popular flight number being QF1896, QF5872, QF5874 and QF5876.

You can visit Qantas at qantas.com.au website for late minute deals and up to date information.

Below you can see all the times when Qantas fly. These flight times do vary so we recommend you look on the Qantas website for accurate information for the dates you are departing.

DayFlight Times
Monday09:15, 09:45, 10:40, 18:15 and 19:45
Tuesday09:15, 12:50, 13:45, 18:15 and 22:50
Wednesday09:15, 09:45, 13:35, 15:10 and 22:50
Thursday09:15, 09:45, 13:45, 15:10, 15:25 and 22:50
Friday06:10, 10:30, 12:50, 15:10 and 19:45
Saturday06:10, 10:30, 12:50, 18:15, 18:30 and 22:50
Sunday09:15, 09:45, 13:35, 18:15, 21:15 and 22:50

If you require a hire car at Cairns be sure that you are in possession of a valid driving licence and also a current credit card.

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