Flights from Cairns to Melbourne
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Prices by day: Cairns to Melbourne
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Best fares from Cairns to Melbourne
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Cairns to Melbourne at a glance
- flight time, from 3h 20m to 15h 50m
- 3h 30m
- straight-line distance
- 1,445 mi (2,325 km)
- flights a week
- 40
- flights today
- 2
- first and last departure
- 07:45 - 19:50
- lowest price, nonstop, 24 December
- $93
- average across months
- $125
- airlines
- 3
Cairns to Melbourne ticket prices by month
Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches
Cheapest month: December 2026, tickets from $93. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.
The most expensive month is November 2026: from $172. The average across months is $125.
Cairns to Melbourne flight schedule
40 flights a week, 2 today, 22 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.
Seasonal and one-off flights
Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 23 December.
Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Melbourne is 1 hour ahead of Cairns. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.
Airlines flying Cairns to Melbourne
Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches
Jetstar
Virgin Australia
Qantas
Jetstar: 6 flights, first departure at 07:45, last at 19:10, tickets from $106 on 16 December
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Jetstar Cairns to Melbourne
Virgin Australia: 6 flights, first departure at 11:45, last at 19:50, tickets from $93 on 24 December
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Virgin Australia Cairns to Melbourne
Qantas: 3 flights, departs at 11:40
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Qantas Cairns to Melbourne
Airports
Where flights from Cairns to Melbourne depart and land
Departure from Cairns
Arrival in Melbourne
40 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 3, 4, 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre
When to visit Melbourne
Weather by month
Best time to visit: January, February, March, April, September, October, November and December, +17° to +26° by day, sea +13° to +22°. In November it is +21° by day and +11° at night, sea +18°, with 13 rainy days.
Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.