Cheap flights Cairns — Darwin (CNS — DRW)

Good to know - Cheap tickets Cairns — Darwin

Cheapest flight found $111
Minimal flight time 2h 15m
Flight distance 1677 km
Most popular airline Qantas

Airfare Cairns – Darwin by month

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

Month One-way Round-trip
February 2026
December 2025
November 2025
September 2025
July 2025
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024

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 Cairns — Darwin

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
09:55 12:05 daily QF1888 Qantas 2h 40m Cairns Airport — Darwin International Airport Select dates
17:45 19:55 mon, wed, fri, sat QF1852 Qantas 2h 40m Cairns Airport — Darwin International Airport Select dates
19:45 21:30 thu QQ9820 Alliance Airlines (Southern Cross Minor Livery) 2h 15m Cairns Airport — Darwin International Airport Select dates
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Popular airlines flying Cairns — Darwin

Flight Cairns – Darwin is served by 10 airlines.  2 airlines operate direct flights.


Airlines with direct flights


Other airlines flying with transfers

Dynamics airfare Cairns — Darwin 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 Cairns — Darwin

The graph shows that booking flights Cairns — Darwin is best planned for September and flights Cairns — Darwin — Cairns in the month of April.

Flights Cairns — Darwin

The selection of cheap flights Cairns — Darwin

Here you can find and purchase the cheapest flights Cairns — Darwin from $111 and Cairns — Darwin — Cairns from $250.

The price of the flight Cairns — Darwin (Australia) — Cairns from $250 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight Cairns — Darwin (Australia) — Cairns $450 (round-trip).

Low cost flights Cairns — Darwin (CNS — DRW)

The distance between Cairns and Darwin 1042 miles (or 1677 kilometres).

The time difference between Cairns and Darwin is 1 h.

Minimal flight time from Cairns to Darwin 2h 15m.

LowCostClub always do a comparison of airfares Cairns — Darwin with several airlines (include Qantas, Alliance Airlines (Southern Cross Minor Livery)). They will always give you all available options so you can find the cheapest flight to Darwin. In addition, you can choose the platform where you want to place your orders. There are also special offers for air tickets Cairns — Darwin. Last week, for instance, the cheapest round-trip prices stood at $250 while the cheapest one-way price that was available within the last week cost $111

Routes from nearby cities to Darwin

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

Most often, departures to Darwin are from Townsville, this is the cheapest flight from $175. The nearest airports from Cairns with a flight to Darwin are located in Weipa.

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Popular routes from Darwin

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

Popular domestic routes from Cairns

FAQ about Cairns — Darwin

Yes, they do: QF1888, QF1852, QQ9820

Yes, you can fly from Cairns to Darwin. Cairns has an airport (Cairns Airport) for flights. Qantas, Alliance Airlines (Southern Cross Minor Livery) depart from Cairns on mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun. There are non-direct flights through Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti, AirAsia, Airnorth, Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar, RFDS Australia, Singapore Airlines, SmartLynx Australia, Virgin Australia.

A direct flight lasts an average of 2h 15m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 1677 km.

The price of flights Cairns — Darwin starts from $111.

Planes fly Cairns — Darwin 7 times a week on the following days: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun

In Cairns — Cairns Airport. In Darwin — Darwin International Airport.

The following flights fly between Cairns and Darwin: QF1888, QF1852, QQ9820

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

The following airlines have direct flights Cairns — Darwin: Qantas, Alliance Airlines (Southern Cross Minor Livery).

All the following airlines flights Cairns — Darwin: Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti, AirAsia, Airnorth, Alliance Airlines (Southern Cross Minor Livery), Indonesia AirAsia, Jetstar, Qantas, RFDS Australia, Singapore Airlines, SmartLynx Australia, Virgin Australia.

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