Flights from Brisbane Airport BNE to Cairns Airport CNS

We've found the cheapest flights to Cairns

Returns from £102.06

One-way from £51.03

You have a choice of 22 airline companies when flying from Brisbane International to Cairns. The journey time flying from Brisbane International to Cairns Australia is around 2 Hours 27 Minutes. With the distance covered being 1,392 Km (865 Miles). The airport code for Brisbane International is BNE and for Cairns it is CNS.

The cost of ticket prices to Cairns Australia can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. Cairns Australia flights may be normally booked months in advance and this may be the best option if you intend to get the best prices from Brisbane International. Flights to Cairns Australia normally increase in price the nearer the journey date, so it is worth trying to book your tickets in advance if you can.

The table below displays the numbers of daily flights from Brisbane International (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) and the relevant airlines that fly.

Flights Chart
AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast FlightFlights
Etihad Airways9988107606:1023:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Qantas844565906:0021:20VIEW FLIGHTS
Air New Zealand666664606:0522:35VIEW FLIGHTS
Virgin Australia666664506:1021:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Singapore Airlines666664506:1023:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Jetstar333333306:0019:00VIEW FLIGHTS
QantasLink144433006:0520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Emirates411232306:0516:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Qatar Airways222222206:1023:55VIEW FLIGHTS
China Southern Airlines122221109:4011:30VIEW FLIGHTS
China Eastern Airlines022111215:3519:50VIEW FLIGHTS
United Airlines111111108:4011:10VIEW FLIGHTS
American Airlines111111109:4009:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Air Canada111111110:4010:40VIEW FLIGHTS
Alliance Airlines012001010:0520:10VIEW FLIGHTS
Airwork011110004:0504:05VIEW FLIGHTS
Rex101000012:0013:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Pionair Australia000110006:0508:05VIEW FLIGHTS
National Jet Express101000012:0013:55VIEW FLIGHTS
Toll Aviation100000002:0002:00VIEW FLIGHTS
Fiji Airways100000017:2517:25VIEW FLIGHTS
Aeromexico100000009:3009:30VIEW FLIGHTS

Etihad Airways offer the most direct flights from Brisbane International to Cairns with an average of 57 flights a week. The earliest flights are operated at 06:10 and the latest flights operated at 23:55 and the most common flight numbers are EY6304, EY6305, EY6306 and EY6310

Contact Etihad Airways at etihadairways.com to booking a flight or find up to date information on the flight times.

Below you can see the times of all flights. These flight times do vary so we recommend you look on the appropriate airline website for accurate information for the dates you are departing.

Flights Time In WeekDays
DayFlight TimesFlights
Monday
02:00
AirlineFlightNo
Toll AviationTFX108
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7706
EmiratesEK5641
QantasQF706
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Etihad AirwaysEY6318
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Etihad AirwaysEY6306
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:30
AirlineFlightNo
AeromexicoAM624
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6305
11:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7179
EmiratesEK5472
QantasQF710
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
Etihad AirwaysEY6332
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
13:55
AirlineFlightNo
RexZL1072
National Jet ExpressNC1072
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7191
EmiratesEK5130
QantasQF712
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7726
Fiji AirwaysFJ5279
QantasQF714
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Virgin AustraliaVA793
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5843
JetstarJQ934
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
QantasLinkQF1898
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Virgin AustraliaVA799
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
23:55
AirlineFlightNo
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
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Tuesday
04:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirworkTFX52
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7226
QantasLinkQF1880
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6306
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Etihad AirwaysEY6318
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6332
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7238
China Southern AirlinesCZ7600
QantasLinkQF1882
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6305
Etihad AirwaysEY6320
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7240
China Eastern AirlinesMU4058
QantasLinkQF1884
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7249
China Eastern AirlinesMU4060
QantasLinkQF1886
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Virgin AustraliaVA793
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5843
JetstarJQ934
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
Alliance AirlinesQF1898
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Virgin AustraliaVA799
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
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Wednesday
04:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirworkTFX52
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7226
QantasLinkQF1880
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Etihad AirwaysEY6306
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:05
AirlineFlightNo
Alliance AirlinesSXI2433
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6320
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7238
China Southern AirlinesCZ7600
QantasLinkQF1882
12:00
AirlineFlightNo
RexZL1064
National Jet ExpressNC1064
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
Etihad AirwaysEY6332
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7240
China Eastern AirlinesMU4058
QantasLinkQF1884
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7249
China Eastern AirlinesMU4060
Alliance AirlinesQF1886
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Virgin AustraliaVA793
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5843
JetstarJQ934
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
QantasLinkQF1898
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Virgin AustraliaVA799
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
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Thursday
04:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirworkTFX52
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7226
QantasLinkQF1880
Pionair AustraliaQF7299
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Etihad AirwaysEY6306
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6318
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
11:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7238
China Southern AirlinesCZ7600
QantasLinkQF1882
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6320
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5839
JetstarJQ932
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7191
EmiratesEK5130
QantasQF712
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7249
China Eastern AirlinesMU4060
QantasLinkQF1886
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Virgin AustraliaVA793
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
QantasLinkQF1898
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Virgin AustraliaVA799
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
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Friday
04:05
AirlineFlightNo
AirworkTFX52
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7706
EmiratesEK5641
QantasQF706
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6318
08:05
AirlineFlightNo
Pionair AustraliaQF7299
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Etihad AirwaysEY6304
Etihad AirwaysEY6306
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6320
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7238
China Southern AirlinesCZ7600
QantasLinkQF1882
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6310
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
16:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7191
EmiratesEK5130
QantasQF712
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7249
China Eastern AirlinesMU4060
QantasLinkQF1886
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Virgin AustraliaVA793
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5843
JetstarJQ934
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
QantasLinkQF1898
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Virgin AustraliaVA799
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
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Saturday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7706
EmiratesEK5641
QantasQF706
06:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6450
Virgin AustraliaVA771
Etihad AirwaysEY6304
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6318
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasLinkQQ9820
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6310
11:10
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
13:10
AirlineFlightNo
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
Etihad AirwaysEY6320
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
14:50
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5839
JetstarJQ932
15:00
AirlineFlightNo
Alliance AirlinesQF6280
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7240
China Eastern AirlinesMU4058
QantasLinkQF1884
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
QantasLinkQF1898
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Sunday
06:00
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5908
JetstarJQ928
06:05
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7706
EmiratesEK5641
QantasQF706
08:40
AirlineFlightNo
United AirlinesUA7447
Singapore AirlinesSQ6452
Virgin AustraliaVA775
Qatar AirwaysQR4259
Etihad AirwaysEY6319
08:45
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5910
JetstarJQ930
09:40
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7708
China Southern AirlinesCZ7582
American AirlinesAA7277
EmiratesEK5218
QantasQF708
10:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6458
Air CanadaAC2761
Virgin AustraliaVA781
Etihad AirwaysEY6310
Etihad AirwaysEY6315
11:30
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7179
EmiratesEK5472
QantasQF710
13:40
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6454
Virgin AustraliaVA785
Etihad AirwaysEY6520
15:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7240
China Eastern AirlinesMU4058
QantasQF1884
17:25
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF1886
17:40
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA793
19:00
AirlineFlightNo
JetstarJQ934
19:50
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7249
China Eastern AirlinesMU4060
20:10
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6456
Etihad AirwaysEY6317
QantasQF1898
21:20
AirlineFlightNo
QantasQF5843
21:25
AirlineFlightNo
Virgin AustraliaVA799
22:35
AirlineFlightNo
Air New ZealandNZ7069
23:55
AirlineFlightNo
Singapore AirlinesSQ6460
Qatar AirwaysQR8479
Etihad AirwaysEY6407
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Instead of flying directly from Brisbane International and arrive at Cairns, you may arrive Cairns by another airport. Please see chart below for a list of these.

Alternative Direct Routes
RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Sunshine Coast to Cairns01,319 km (820 miles)2 Hours 22 Minutes
Gold Coast to Cairns01,486 km (923 miles)2 Hours 34 Minutes

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Flight Price FAQ - Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)

DIRECT Jetstar
What is the cheapest direct flight one way from Brisbane BNE to Cairns CNS?
The cheapest direct flight one way from Brisbane BNE to Cairns CNS is £51.03 ($64 €59.43)
£51.03
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DIRECT Jetstar
What is the cheapest direct return flight from Brisbane BNE to Cairns CNS?
The cheapest direct return flight from Brisbane BNE to Cairns CNS is £102.06 ($128 €118.87)
£102.06
$128 | €118.87
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Flight Info FAQ - Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS)

Who flies from Brisbane to Cairns?
The following airlines fly from Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS): Aeromexico, Air Canada, Air New Zealand, Airwork, Alliance Airlines, American Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, Jetstar, National Jet Express, Pionair Australia, Qantas, QantasLink, Qatar Airways, Rex, Singapore Airlines, Toll Aviation, United Airlines, Virgin Australia.
How far is the flight from Brisbane to Cairns?
The flight from Brisbane to Cairns is 1,392KM or 865 miles.
How long does the flight from Brisbane to Cairns to take?
The flight from Brisbane to Cairns takes 2 Hours 27 Minutes.

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