Cairns to Sydney Flights
Flights are offered by 19 airline companies if you are flying to Kingsford Smith to Cairns. The journey time flying from Cairns to Kingsford Smith Australia is around 3 Hours 8 Minutes. With the distance covered being 1,973 Km (1,226 Miles). The airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Kingsford Smith it is SYD.
The cost of ticket prices to Kingsford Smith Australia can vary quite considerably if you travel at certain times of the week especially at weekends. Kingsford Smith Australia flights may be normally booked months in advance and this may be the best option if you intend to get the best prices from Cairns. Our recommendation is to book well in advance if you are looking to get the best possible prices.
Please see below the airlines that fly from Cairns (CNS) to Kingsford Smith (SYD) and the amount of daily flights in operation.
| Airliner | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa | Su | First Flight | Last Flight |
| Qantas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 06:45 | 19:10 |
| Virgin Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12:10 | 19:15 |
| Singapore Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12:10 | 19:15 |
| Jetstar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 06:45 | 19:10 |
| IndiGo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 06:45 | 19:10 |
| China Southern Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:10 | 14:00 |
| Air Niugini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:10 | 19:15 |
| Qatar Airways | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12:10 | 19:15 |
| Emirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| China Eastern Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| Cathay Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| British Airways | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| All Nippon Airways | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:10 | 12:10 |
| Alaska Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| Air New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| Air France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:40 | 14:00 |
| Air Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:15 | 19:15 |
| LATAM Airlines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 06:45 | 06:45 |
| Air India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:10 | 12:10 |
The greatest amount of direct flights offered from Cairns to Kingsford Smith Australia are by Qantas with around 2 flights a week. The earliest flight is available at 06:45 and the latest flights at 19:10 with the most popular flight number being QF5871, QF5873, QF5877 and QF923.
You can visit Qantas at qantas.com.au website for late minute deals and up to date information.
Below you can see all the times when Qantas fly. These flight times do vary so we recommend you look on the Qantas website for accurate information for the dates you are departing.
| Day | Flight Times |
| Thursday | 10:15, 14:00 and 19:10 |
| Friday | 06:45, 10:15, 14:00 and 19:10 |
| Saturday | 06:45, 10:15 and 13:40 |
| Sunday | 06:45, 10:15, 13:40 and 19:10 |
Don’t forget that flight regulations are getting tight so we recommend you leave plenty of time to get through customs at Cairns.
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