Townsville to Cairns Flights
You have a choice of 10 airline companies when flying from Townsville International to Cairns. The distance covered when flying from Townsville International to Cairns Australia is 285 Km (177 Miles) with the travel time being around 51 Minutes. TSV is the Airport code for Townsville International and CNS is for Cairns Australia.
The cost of ticket prices to Cairns 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 Cairns 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.
The table below shows the amount of daily flights in operation from Townsville International (TSV) to Cairns (CNS).
| Airliner | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | First Flight | Last Flight |
| Air New Zealand | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 08:00 | 19:35 |
| QantasLink | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 07:43 | 19:35 |
| Qantas | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 07:45 | 19:35 |
| RFDS Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:12 | 19:48 |
| Skytrans | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 15:30 |
| Rex | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 19:05 |
| National Jet Express | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 22:02 |
| Hinterland Aviation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:36 | 13:06 |
| Alliance Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:05 | 21:05 |
| Aeromexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 | 10:16 |
The most direct flights offered from Townsville International to Cairns Australia are by Air New Zealand with around 4 flights a week. These operate from 08:00 with the latest flight being at 19:35. The most popular flight no is NZ7303, NZ7307, NZ7309 and NZ7312.
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.
| Day | Flight Times |
| Monday | 08:00, 14:00, 15:55 and 19:35 |
| Tuesday | 08:00, 10:15, 14:00, 15:55 and 19:35 |
| Wednesday | 08:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:55 and 19:35 |
| Thursday | 08:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:55 and 19:35 |
| Friday | 08:00, 10:15, 14:00, 18:44 and 19:21 |
| Saturday | 08:00, 14:00 and 17:25 |
| Sunday | 12:40 and 19:35 |
Don’t forget that flight regulations are getting tight so we recommend you leave plenty of time to get through customs at Townsville International.
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