Cheap flights Auckland — Cairns (AKL — CNS)

Good to know - Cheap tickets Auckland — Cairns

Cheapest flight found $208
Minimal flight time 5h 35m
Flight distance 3610 km
Most popular airline Air New Zealand

Airfare Auckland – Cairns by month

Here you can find out in what months how much a ticket Auckland – Cairns costs to buy cheap plane tickets.

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Remember that the optimal time for booking air tickets is 59 days before the departure date, this is the average time at which air tickets were sold at the lowest prices.

Schedule of direct flights Auckland — Cairns

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
01:15 04:50 sun NZ6001 Air New Zealand 5h 35m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
07:10 09:45 sat NZ161 Air New Zealand 5h 35m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
07:10 10:45 mon, tue, thu, sat NZ161 Air New Zealand 5h 35m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
09:20 12:30 thu, sat NZ6004 Air New Zealand 6h 10m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
09:20 13:30 fri, sun NZ6004 Air New Zealand 6h 10m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
09:30 13:05 tue NZ6003 Air New Zealand 5h 35m Auckland Airport — Cairns Airport Select dates
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Popular airlines flying Auckland — Cairns

Flight Auckland – Cairns is served by 4 airlines.  1 airlines operate direct flights.


Airlines with direct flights


Other airlines flying with transfers

Sales of tickets from Auckland to Cairns in the last 48 hours

2025-07-08 one-way

Dynamics airfare Auckland — Cairns by month for the last year

according to LowCost.Club for the last year

The airfare depends on the departure date. Our chart shows the low season prices on route Auckland — Cairns

The graph shows that booking flights Auckland — Cairns is best planned for July and flights Auckland — Cairns — Auckland in the month of May.

Flights Auckland — Cairns

The selection of cheap flights Auckland — Cairns

Here you can find and purchase the cheapest flights Auckland — Cairns from $208 and Auckland — Cairns — Auckland from $239.

The price of the flight Auckland — Cairns (Australia) — Auckland from $239 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight Auckland — Cairns (Australia) — Auckland $672 (round-trip).

Low cost flights Auckland — Cairns (AKL — CNS)

The distance between Auckland and Cairns 2243 miles (or 3610 kilometres).

The time difference between Auckland and Cairns is 2 h.

Minimal flight time from Auckland to Cairns 5h 35m.

LowCostClub always do a comparison of airfares Auckland — Cairns with several airlines (include Air New Zealand). They will always give you all available options so you can find the cheapest flight to Cairns. In addition, you can choose the platform where you want to place your orders. There are also special offers for air tickets Auckland — Cairns. Last week, for instance, the cheapest round-trip prices stood at $239 while the cheapest one-way price that was available within the last week cost $208

Routes from nearby cities to Cairns

A flight from a neighbouring city can help you save money on plane tickets.

The most frequent flight to Cairns is from Napier. The cheapest airfare can be purchased with a flight from New Plymouth from $328. The nearest airports from Auckland with a flight to Cairns are in Kerikeri.

Popular International routes from Auckland

Popular routes from Cairns

If you are going to fly from Cairns, then study the popular flights. The most popular flights from Cairns:

Popular domestic routes from Auckland

FAQ about Auckland — Cairns

Yes, they do: NZ6001, NZ161, NZ6004, NZ6003

Yes, you can fly from Auckland to Cairns. Auckland has 3 airports (Mechanics Bay, Auckland Ferry Port, Auckland Airport) for flights. Air New Zealand departs from Auckland on mon, tue, thu, fri, sat, sun. There are non-direct flights through Fiji Airways, Jetstar, Nauru Airlines, Qantas.

A direct flight lasts an average of 5h 35m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 3610 km.

The price of flights Auckland — Cairns starts from $208.

Planes fly Auckland — Cairns 6 times a week on the following days: mon, tue, thu, fri, sat, sun

In Auckland — Mechanics Bay, Auckland Ferry Port, Auckland Airport. In Cairns — Cairns Airport.

The following flights fly between Auckland and Cairns: NZ6001, NZ161, NZ161, NZ6004, NZ6004, NZ6003

High season is considered to be September and the cheapest month is July. Enter your preferred airports (or cities) and dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Auckland — Cairns flight deals.

Only one airline operates a direct flight Auckland — Cairns: Air New Zealand.

All the following airlines flights Auckland — Cairns: Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways, Jetstar, Nauru Airlines, Qantas.

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