Brisbane to Cairns

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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 20: €77 €77 Aug 15 Aug 20 low €66 · high €134

Departure-day prices · February 2027 Brisbane → Cairns

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Return-day prices · February 2027 Cairns → Brisbane

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Best time to visit Cairns — climate

Jan: ~31°C daytime, 21 rainy days 31° JanFeb: ~30°C daytime, 23 rainy days 30° FebMar: ~29°C daytime, 22 rainy days 29° MarApr: ~29°C daytime, 14 rainy days 29° AprMay: ~27°C daytime, 15 rainy days 27° MayJun: ~25°C daytime, 12 rainy days 25° JunJul: ~25°C daytime, 9 rainy days 25° JulAug: ~25°C daytime, 2 rainy days 25° AugSep: ~26°C daytime, 11 rainy days 26° SepOct: ~28°C daytime, 14 rainy days 28° OctNov: ~30°C daytime, 6 rainy days 30° NovDec: ~30°C daytime, 23 rainy days 30° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €66 and ~28°C daytime.

Flights from Brisbane to Cairns start around €66 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €66–79, based on 7 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Brisbane → Cairns; direct flights available (e.g. JQ). · Based on 7 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cairns

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Sep 6 – Sep 10 Jetstar · Direct · 2h 30m €161 Book
Nov 28 – Dec 1 Virgin Australia · Direct · 2h 25m €166 Book
Feb 16 – Mar 8 Jetstar · Direct · 2h 25m €174 Book
Sep 11 – Sep 15 Jetstar · Direct · 2h 30m €178 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 13 Virgin Australia · Direct · 2h 25m €185 Book

Weather in Cairns

Fri 🌦️ 24° 18° 💧13%
Sat 🌦️ 24° 18° 💧69%
Sun 🌤️ 24° 16° 💧10%
Mon 🌦️ 25° 19° 💧42%
Tue 🌦️ 26° 20° 💧17%
Wed ☁️ 26° 19° 💧14%
Thu 🌤️ 25° 19° 💧14%

In Feb, Cairns typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 21 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cairns

3★+ hotels from €63/night (35 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Global Backpackers Youth Hostel hotel · Cairns
from €63/night★ 5
Bohemia Resort Cairns hotel · Cairns
from €64/night★ 4
YHA Cairns Central hotel · Cairns
from €82/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 25m

Things to do in Cairns

Top-rated tours and tickets from €173 — book ahead for the popular ones.

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

About Cairns

Cairns is touted as the "gateway to the Great Barrier Reef" and other destinations such as Kuranda and the Daintree Rainforest in Far North Queensland. Although the city has little to offer to travellers besides tour agencies, a handful of restaurants, cafes, and backpacker bars, and a long walk along the esplanade looking out at the swampy shoreline. Its 150,000 residents are regularly outnumbered by both domestic and international visitors.

Read the full Cairns guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-20. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.