Cheap flights from Cairns to Sydney from C$ 148

If you aren’t able to travel to Sydney during the month of January, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of C$ 288.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sydney from Cairns when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sydney for around C$ 321 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sydney from Cairns for as low as C$ 266 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Cairns to Sydney flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Cairns to Sydney.

As of October 2026, prices for Cairns to Sydney flights are approximately 17% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between Cairns and Sydney have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 99 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Australia has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, there are 22 flights per day flying from Cairns to Sydney. The most common time of day flights depart is 12:00p.m., with 54% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

160 flights are operational weekly from Cairns to Sydney as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 21% of flights per week taking off on this day.