Cheap Flights from Port Moresby to Cairns

Flights from Port Moresby to Cairns are operated by 2 airliners – Air Niugini and Qantas Airways. The most popular are provided by Qantas Airways. They operate around 1 flight a day departing from Jackson Fld and arriving at Cairns. In the morning there is 2 flights, 2 flights in the evening and 0 flights at night with the earliest departuare at 09:17 and latest departure at 18:25. 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 192 and QF 198.

Other airliners offer less frequent flights but departure times may be more desirable. Air Niugini offers 1 flight a day from Jackson Fld to Cairns between the hours of 09:35 and 17:00. The flight numbers for these flights are PX 90 and PX 98.

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

Daily Flights

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

Airliner
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas Airways
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Air Niugini
2
2
0
0
0
0
0

Flight Routes

You will find alternative routes from Port Moresby to Cairns 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
Port Moresby > Cairns
0
875 Km (544 Miles)
8
1
3,610 Km (2,243 Miles)
2

Return flight are operated by 3 airliners which include Air Niugini, Qantas Airways and Airlines of Papua New Guinea. More information on return flights can be found on our Flights from Cairns to Port Moresby page.

Alternative routes to Cairns

As a substitute, you will discover that Girua also give flights to Cairns which could be more fitting for you. Girua has around 2 flights a week though you will find the number of flights vary from month to month so check with the airline currier for the most up to date information.

If you wish to look at this alternative solution then remember Popondetta is around 133 kilometers (82 miles) from Port Moresby. Choosing this root would probably require you look at alternative travel arrangement or look at alternative airport parking where costs could vary from airport parking provided at Port Moresby. More information can be found at Flights from Popondetta to Cairns. Flights to Cairns are also available from Tapini; 1 flight a day depart from the airport.

Route
Stops
Total Distance
Weekly Flights
1
975 Km (606 Miles)
2
Tapini > Port Moresby > Cairns
1
965 Km (600 Miles)
1

Arriving at Cairns

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

When arriving at Cairns bear in mind that the time zone is GMT -10.0, so remember to change you time on your watch.

On departing Cairns Airport airport you should find getting to your destination to be relatively straight forward. Cairns Airport is located around 5 km (3 miles) from Cairns city center where a lot of travelers will be heading to. Cairns has more than 154,200 residents so you if you are in search of a place to stay you should easily find a number of hotels and hostels available.