Cheap Flights from Cairns to Brisbane

Flights from Cairns to Brisbane are operated by 9 airliners – British Airways, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Etihad Airways, Finnair, V Australia, Virgin Blue and Australian Air Express. The most popular are provided by Qantas Airways. They operate around 7 flights a day departing from Cairns and arriving at Brisbane International. In the morning there is 28 flights, 21 flights in the evening and 0 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 05:25 and latest departure at 17:07. Please be aware that flight times and the number of flights will vary between summer and winter months. The most common flight number for this flight is QF 5929, QF 5931, QF 5935, QF 649, QF 655, QF 709 and QF 799.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Virgin Blue offers 5 flights a day from Cairns to Brisbane International between the hours of 00:45 and 19:40. The flight numbers for these flights are DJ 770, DJ 778, DJ 782, DJ 786 and DJ 792.

Qantas Airways flight prices from Cairns to Brisbane International can be found at www.qantasairways.com

Daily Flights

Below you find a list of all the airliners that operate flights from Cairns to Brisbane and how many flights depart on a per day basis.

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas Airways
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Virgin Blue
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
V Australia
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
Jetstar Airways
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Cathay Pacific Airways
2
2
0
2
0
0
2
British Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Australian Air Express
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Finnair
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Etihad Airways
0
0
0
1
0
1
0

Flight Routes

Do you need to get travel fast? You will find alternative routes from Cairns to Brisbane that require 1 or more stops and in some instances the timing may be more convenient or a quicker route. View the table below to see alternative route that are possible.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
Cairns > Brisbane
0
1,445 Km (898 Miles)
86
Cairns > Sydney > Brisbane
1
2,825 Km (1,755 Miles)
60
Cairns > Townsville > Brisbane
1
1,450 Km (901 Miles)
47
1
3,830 Km (2,380 Miles)
26
Cairns > Darwin > Brisbane
1
4,695 Km (2,917 Miles)
14
1
6,135 Km (3,812 Miles)
6
Cairns > Hamilton Island > Brisbane
1
1,455 Km (904 Miles)
5
Cairns > Adelaide > Brisbane
1
3,890 Km (2,417 Miles)
4
Cairns > Perth > Brisbane
1
7,300 Km (4,536 Miles)
4
Cairns > Mount Isa > Brisbane
1
2,445 Km (1,519 Miles)
3
Cairns > Hong Kong > Brisbane
1
12,980 Km (8,065 Miles)
3
Cairns > Port Moresby > Brisbane
1
3,040 Km (1,889 Miles)
2
Cairns > Alice Springs > Brisbane
1
3,550 Km (2,206 Miles)
2
1
13,510 Km (8,395 Miles)
2

Return flight are operated by 8 airliners which include British Airways, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Etihad Airways, Finnair, V Australia and Virgin Blue. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Brisbane to Cairns page.

Arriving at Brisbane

If someone is collecting you at Brisbane then make sure they visit our Brisbane Airport Arrivals page which gives you all you need to know about flight arrivals and delays or if you choose to hire a car then visit our page which will give you the cheapest car hire quote from all companies based at Brisbane.

When you arrive at Brisbane remember that the time zone is GMT +10.0 compared to GMT -10.0 at Brisbane.

Getting to your destination from Brisbane International Airport Airport should be relatively straight forward and quick. Brisbane International Airport is around 18 km (11 miles) from Brisbane city center where most people will be traveling. Brisbane has a population of only 0 which it makes it a small city, so if you are searching for accommodation it may be a bit more tricky than other airports so it's recommend you book accommodation before you depart.