Cairns to Townsville Flights

Flights are offered by 4 airline companies if you are flying to Townsville International to Cairns. When flying from Cairns to Townsville International you will cover 285 Km (177 Miles) with the flight time at approximately 51 Minutes. The airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Townsville International it is TSV.

The price of the flight is dependent on the time of the day you fly (if there is a choice) and the day of the week with weekends being normally a higher price. With the advent of cheap no frills flights it may be worth booking in advance if possible to get the best deal to Townsville International Australia, perhaps late evening or midweek. It is always advisable to book as early as possible. With most airliners prices will go up the closer you get to the departure date.

The table below shows the amount of daily flights in operation from Cairns (CNS) to Townsville International (TSV).

AirlinerMoTuWeThFrSaSuFirst FlightLast Flight
Qantas000053506:4519:05
Air New Zealand000053506:4519:05
QantasLink000403108:0018:00
Rex000100108:0516:10

Qantas offer the most direct flights from Cairns to Townsville International with 1 flight a week. This flight departs 06:45 and the flight number is normally QF2345, QF2347, QF2349 and QF2351

Please visit qantas.com.au for more information regarding booking a flight with Qantas.

Please see below the times of flights from Qantas. These times and frequency may vary at different times of the year please visit the website for more information.

DayFlight Times
Friday06:45, 09:00, 13:30, 14:55 and 18:00
Saturday06:45, 09:00 and 13:30
Sunday08:00, 11:00, 14:55, 18:00 and 19:05

You may instead fly from Cairns and arrive at Townsville International by an alternative airport or airports. The summary of this is in the table below.

RouteStopsDistanceFlying Time
Cairns to Proserpine0497 km (309 miles)1 Hour 24 Minutes

Before departing Cairns please check that you are holding a valid passport.

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