Cheap flights from Sydney to Cairns from ₹ 10,067

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns from Sydney is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around ₹ 18,312, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Cairns in January, then you should wait until March to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of ₹ 20,037.

According to our data, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly to Cairns from Sydney. The lowest ticket price found for a Thursday departure recently was ₹ 24,807. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Sydney to Cairns for around ₹ 28,466.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Cairns is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as ₹ 15,386. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Cairns, so prices are often more expensive at around ₹ 30,395 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around ₹ 22,283 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 Sydney for as low as ₹ 19,558 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Sydney 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 17% of flights between Sydney and Cairns have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 106 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.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Cairns is 27 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 09:00, with 69% of daily flights leaving at midday.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Cairns is 193 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.