Cheap flights from Melbourne to Cairns from ₹ 9,298

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns from Melbourne is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around ₹ 17,093, 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, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of ₹ 19,066.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around ₹ 23,159 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 for as low as ₹ 18,878 on momondo.

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

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 111 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.

10 flights are operational daily from Melbourne to Cairns as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 08:00, with 72% of flights per day taking off at midday.

As of November 2026, 76 flights take off from Melbourne and land in Cairns each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 24% of weekly flights taking off on this day.