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Departure-day prices · February 2027 Cairns → Melbourne
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Return-day prices · February 2027 Melbourne → Cairns
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Best time to visit Melbourne — climate Jan: ~27°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Jan Feb: ~27°C daytime, 9 rainy days
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Feb Mar: ~25°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Mar Apr: ~22°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Apr May: ~17°C daytime, 6 rainy days
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May Jun: ~13°C daytime, 12 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~14°C daytime, 13 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~15°C daytime, 8 rainy days
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Aug Sep: ~17°C daytime, 14 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~20°C daytime, 12 rainy days
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Oct Nov: ~20°C daytime, 16 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~23°C daytime, 7 rainy days
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Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €86 and ~20°C daytime.
Flights from Cairns to Melbourne start around €86 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €86–107, based on 12 fares found by travellers.
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3h 20m duration
€86–107 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Cairns → Melbourne; direct flights available (e.g. JQ). · Based on 12 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Melbourne Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Sep 4 – Sep 7
Jetstar · Direct · 3h 20m
€279
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Sep 4 – Sep 6
Jetstar · Direct · 3h 20m
€280
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Sep 18 – Sep 21
Jetstar · Direct · 3h 20m
€289
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Sep 24 – Sep 25
Virgin Australia · 1 stop · 4h 30m
€322
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Aug 20 – Aug 24
Virgin Australia · 1 stop · 4h 30m
€352
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Weather in Melbourne
Wed
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16°
13°
💧100%
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17°
10°
💧82%
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14°
9°
💧35%
Sat
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15°
10°
💧37%
Sun
☁️
16°
7°
💧0%
Mon
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17°
10°
💧46%
Tue
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13°
10°
💧53%
In Feb, Melbourne typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.
Where to stay in Melbourne 3★+ hotels from €83/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
Quality Hotel Melbourne Airport
hotel · Melbourne
from €83/night ★ 4
Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport by IHG
hotel · Melbourne
from €115/night ★ 4
Oakwood Premier Melbourne
hotel · Melbourne
from €116/night ★ 5
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 3h 20m
Things to do in Melbourne Top-rated tours and tickets from €168 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Melbourne
Melbourne (Naarm in the Woiworrung language) is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens. Many of its 5.2 million residents are both multicultural and sports-mad.
Read the full Melbourne guide
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Popular from Cairns Cheapest destinations travellers searched recently — refreshed daily.
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 2026-08-19. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.
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