Cheap Flights from Cairns to Sydney

Flights from Cairns to Sydney are operated by 8 airliners – American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, China Eastern Airlines, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways, Etihad Airways, V Australia and Virgin Blue. The most popular are provided by Qantas Airways. They operate around 6 flights a day departing from Cairns and arriving at Kingsford Smith. In the morning there is 17 flights, 22 flights in the evening and 0 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 05:38 and latest departure at 19:30. 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 242, QF 5955, QF 5959, QF 921, QF 923, QF 925 and QF 927.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Virgin Blue offers 3 flights a day from Cairns to Kingsford Smith between the hours of 00:25 and 18:00. The flight numbers for these flights are DJ 1408, DJ 1418 and DJ 1428.

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

Daily Flights

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

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas Airways
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
Virgin Blue
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
V Australia
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Jetstar Airways
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Etihad Airways
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Virgin Atlantic Airways
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
China Eastern Airlines
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
American Airlines
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Flight Routes

You will find alternative routes from Cairns to Sydney that require 1 or more stops. On some occassions the timing may be more convenient or a quicker route. The table below shows some of the alternative route that are possible.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
Cairns > Sydney
0
2,045 Km (1,271 Miles)
60
Cairns > Brisbane > Sydney
1
2,225 Km (1,383 Miles)
86
1
3,130 Km (1,945 Miles)
26
Cairns > Darwin > Sydney
1
5,010 Km (3,113 Miles)
14
Cairns > Ayers Rock > Sydney
1
4,100 Km (2,548 Miles)
12
Cairns > Townsville > Sydney
1
2,050 Km (1,274 Miles)
10
1
3,605 Km (2,240 Miles)
7
1
5,995 Km (3,725 Miles)
6
1
2,115 Km (1,314 Miles)
5
Cairns > Gold Coast > Sydney
1
2,245 Km (1,395 Miles)
4
Cairns > Adelaide > Sydney
1
3,420 Km (2,125 Miles)
4
Cairns > Perth > Sydney
1
6,955 Km (4,322 Miles)
4
1
14,220 Km (8,836 Miles)
4
Cairns > Hong Kong > Sydney
1
13,440 Km (8,351 Miles)
3

Return flight are operated by 7 airliners which include American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Qantas Airways, Jetstar Airways, Etihad Airways, V Australia and Virgin Blue. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Sydney to Cairns page.

Arriving at Sydney

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

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

Getting to your destination from Kingsford Smith Airport Airport should be relatively straight forward and quick. Kingsford Smith Airport is around 10 km (6 miles) from Sydney city center where most people will be traveling. Sydney is a large city with over 4,394,600 people so you if you are looking for accommodation then there should be plenty of hotels and hostels available.