Cheap Flights from Cairns to Darwin

Flights from Cairns to Darwin are operated by 2 airliners – Qantas Airways and Jetstar Airways. The most popular are provided by Qantas Airways. They operate around 2 flights a day departing from Cairns and arriving at Darwin. In the morning there is 7 flights, 7 flights in the evening and 0 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 00:45 and latest departure at 19:10. 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 1874 and QF 271.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Jetstar Airways offers 1 flight a day from Cairns to Darwin between the hours of 00:45 and 00:57. The flight number for this flight is JQ 57.

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

Daily Flights

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

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas Airways
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Jetstar Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Flight Routes

Do you need to get travel fast? You will find alternative routes from Cairns to Darwin 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 > Darwin
0
1,740 Km (1,081 Miles)
14
Cairns > Brisbane > Darwin
1
4,400 Km (2,734 Miles)
24
Cairns > Sydney > Darwin
1
5,320 Km (3,306 Miles)
24
1
5,645 Km (3,508 Miles)
24
Cairns > Gove > Darwin
1
1,805 Km (1,122 Miles)
7
1
2,865 Km (1,780 Miles)
7
Cairns > Adelaide > Darwin
1
4,930 Km (3,063 Miles)
4
Cairns > Perth > Darwin
1
6,310 Km (3,921 Miles)
4
1
1,740 Km (1,081 Miles)
1
Cairns > Mount Isa > Darwin
1
2,155 Km (1,339 Miles)
1

Return flight are operated by 2 airliners which include Qantas Airways and Jetstar Airways. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Darwin to Cairns page.

Arriving at Darwin

If someone is collecting you at Darwin then make sure they visit our Darwin 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 Darwin.

When arriving at Darwin bear in mind that the time zone is GMT -9.5, so remember to change you time on your watch.

On departing Darwin Airport airport you should find getting to your destination to be relatively straight forward. Darwin Airport is located around 7 km (5 miles) from Darwin city center where a lot of travelers will be heading to. Darwin has a population of only 93,100 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.