Cheap Flights from Perth to Cairns

Flights from Perth to Cairns are operated by 2 airliners – Qantas Airways and Jetstar Airways. The most popular are provided by Qantas Airways. They operate around 1 flight a day departing from Perth International and arriving at Cairns. In the morning there is 0 flights, 0 flights in the evening and 4 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 22:05 and latest departure at 22:05. 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 5979.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Jetstar Airways offers 1 flight a day from Perth International to Cairns between the hours of 22:05 and 22:05. The flight number for this flight is JQ 979.

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

Daily Flights

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

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas Airways
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Jetstar Airways
0
0
1
1
1
0
1

Flight Routes

Do you need to get travel fast? You will find alternative routes from Perth to Cairns 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
Perth > Cairns
0
3,560 Km (2,212 Miles)
4
Perth > Sydney > Cairns
1
5,445 Km (3,383 Miles)
58
Perth > Brisbane > Cairns
1
5,185 Km (3,222 Miles)
40
1
5,200 Km (3,231 Miles)
27
Perth > Darwin > Cairns
1
4,485 Km (2,787 Miles)
13
Perth > Alice Springs > Cairns
1
3,560 Km (2,212 Miles)
7
Perth > Ayers Rock > Cairns
1
3,560 Km (2,212 Miles)
4
Perth > Adelaide > Cairns
1
4,405 Km (2,737 Miles)
4
1
9,285 Km (5,769 Miles)
2
Perth > Hong Kong > Cairns
1
12,030 Km (7,475 Miles)
1
1
14,340 Km (8,910 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 Cairns to Perth page.

Arriving at Cairns

Should you require a car at Cairns we recommend booking in advanced. Car hire is generally cheaper to pre book and you can find some of the best deals on our page. If you are being collected then they can made use of our Cairns Airport Arrivals page which provides live information of your flight.

On arriving at Cairns allow for the difference in the time zone. Cairns is GMT -10.0 compared to GMT +8.0 at Perth.

Cairns city center is located about 5 km (3 miles) from Cairns Airport. If you intended route is into the city then you should find a number of taxis and alternative transport at Cairns Airport which will make you gurney into the city quite easy. With the number of inhabitants more than 154,200 you should find plenty of hostels and hotel if you are searching for accommodation.