Canberra to Cairns

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Departure-day prices · August 2026 Canberra → Cairns

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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

Flights from Canberra to Cairns start around €181 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €181–181, based on 1 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Canberra → Cairns; typically 1 stop (e.g. JQ). · Based on 1 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cairns

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

Nov 3 – Nov 10 Virgin Australia · 1 stop · 4h 10m €358 Book
Nov 9 – Nov 10 Virgin Australia · 1 stop · 4h 10m €362 Book
Nov 10 – Nov 10 Virgin Australia · 1 stop · 4h 05m €397 Book

Weather in Cairns

Mon 🌦️ 24° 19° 💧80%
Tue 🌧️ 24° 18° 💧96%
Wed 🌦️ 24° 19° 💧63%
Thu 🌤️ 25° 20° 💧12%
Fri ☀️ 25° 18° 💧16%
Sat ☀️ 26° 18° 💧6%
Sun 🌤️ 26° 17° 💧2%

In Aug, Cairns typically sees ~25°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cairns

3★+ hotels from €65/night (37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Bohemia Resort Cairns hotel · Cairns
from €65/night★ 4
YHA Cairns Central hotel · Cairns
from €68/night★ 4
Hides Hotel hotel · Cairns
from €85/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air4h 05m

Things to do in Cairns

Top-rated tours and tickets from €62 — 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 2026-08-30. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.