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Cheap Flights to Cairns International
| Most popular in | December | High demand for flights, 7% potential price rise |
| Cheapest in | February | Best time to find cheap flights, 2% potential price drop |
| Average price | R19 221 | Price for this month |
| Cheapest price | R11 498 | From Johannesburg to Cairns |
Cheapest prices for Cairns International flights by month
Which day is cheapest to fly to Cairns International?
The cheapest flights to Cairns International are usually found when departing on a Wednesday. The departure day with the highest cost at present is Saturday.
What time of day is cheapest to fly?
Cairns International flights can be made cheaper if you choose a flight at midday. Booking a flight in the afternoon will likely mean higher prices.
Cairns is the most convenient gateway to the natural attractions of northern Queensland, which include the world-famous Great Barrier Reef and the 110 million-year-old Daintree Rainforest. Because of this, the relatively small airport is among the busiest in Australia, handling more than 3.5 million passengers per year from destinations all over Asia and the Pacific.
The airport has recently expanded the Domestic Terminal, although unfortunately queues are still long and areas like lounges and security are perpetually understaffed. This isn’t an ideal airport to be stuck in for hours at a time as food and shopping opportunities are limited and there never seems to be enough seating.
You won’t find direct flights to Cairns from Europe and the Americas, but regular flights from Sydney and Brisbane mean there are plenty of options to reach the sunny beach resorts and world-class natural attractions of this popular holiday town.
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