Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Cairns from ₹ 9,147

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns from Melbourne Airport is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around ₹ 16,960, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Cairns in February, then you should wait until March to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of ₹ 18,580.

Fly from Melbourne to Cairns for the best Melbourne - Cairns flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around ₹ 22,288 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cairns from Melbourne Airport for as low as ₹ 18,675 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Melbourne Airport to Cairns flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Melbourne Airport to Cairns.

As of September 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Cairns flights are approximately 7% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Melbourne and Cairns have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 112 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Australia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, there are 23 flights per day flying from Melbourne Airport to Cairns. The most common time of day flights depart is 08:00, with 74% of flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and Cairns is 165 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.