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₱30,266 Find Cheap Flights to Cairns

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1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Cheapest round-trip
₱32,032
Overall average: ₱61,532
Air Niugini
Mon 3/16Mon 3/23
MNL - CNS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
₱21,669
Typical prices: ₱23,612-₱41,277
Multiple Airlines
Sun 2/8
MNL - CNS • 3 stops
When to travel
September
Cheapest • 34% price drop
May
Most popular
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Cheap Flights to Cairns

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Cairns that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to Cairns

Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
Air Niugini Logo
9:25 pm - 6:30 pm
MNL
-
CNS
19h 05m
1 stop
Air Niugini Logo
7:00 am - 8:15 pm
CNS
-
MNL
15h 15m
1 stop
₱32,032Air Niugini
Sat, Mar 14 - Sun, Mar 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 am - 8:20 am
MNL
-
CNS
29h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 5:45 pm
CNS
-
MNL
34h 40m
2 stops
₱33,151Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Sun, Mar 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 8:30 am
MNL
-
CNS
34h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 6:00 am
CNS
-
MNL
22h 15m
1 stop
₱35,447Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Mon, Mar 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 am - 8:20 am
MNL
-
CNS
29h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 12:15 pm
CNS
-
MNL
31h 35m
2 stops
₱35,918Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Sun, Mar 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 am - 8:20 am
MNL
-
CNS
29h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:05 am - 1:10 am
CNS
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MNL
42h 05m
3 stops
₱36,684Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 16 - Mon, Mar 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:00 am - 5:45 am
MNL
-
CNS
23h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 8:15 pm
CNS
-
MNL
10h 00m
1 stop
₱38,274Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
Cathay Pacific Logo
7:45 pm - 8:35 am
MNL
-
CNS
34h 50m
2 stops
Cathay Pacific Logo
12:35 pm - 12:20 am
CNS
-
MNL
37h 45m
2 stops
₱38,568Cathay Pacific
Sun, Mar 15 - Mon, Mar 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 am - 8:55 pm
MNL
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CNS
41h 45m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 11:55 pm
CNS
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MNL
43h 15m
3 stops
₱38,921Multiple Airlines
Fri, Mar 13 - Sat, Mar 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:45 am - 11:20 am
MNL
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CNS
29h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:40 pm - 5:30 am
CNS
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MNL
36h 50m
3 stops
₱42,454Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 6:45 pm
MNL
-
CNS
19h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 1:05 pm
CNS
-
MNL
26h 50m
1 stop
₱43,809Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Cairns

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Cairns to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cairns?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Cairns, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Cairns is September, where tickets cost ₱31,620 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, where the average cost of tickets from the Philippines is ₱81,552 and ₱61,532 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is September with an average price of ₱31,620.

Good to know - Book Cheap Cairns Plane Tickets

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight₱21,669
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 25% lower on average.
Flight from Manila to Cairns

When to book flights to Cairns

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cairns based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cairns based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cairns flights

  • How far is Cairns Airport from central Cairns?

    Central Cairns is 4 km away from Cairns Airport.

  • What is the name of Cairns’s airport?

    Cairns is served by Cairns Airport, also commonly referred to as Cairns or Cairns Intl. The airport code is CNS.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Cairns?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cairns is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as ₱11,681. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are ₱40,998 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Cairns?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Cairns.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Cairns?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Cairns?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cairns with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Cairns?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairns up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cairns?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Cairns is generally at night, when flights cost ₱35,206 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cairns is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₱35,206.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cairns

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Reviews of the top airlines flying to Cairns

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cairns. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the Philippines to Cairns. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Cairns? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1153 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Boarding
7.8Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.6Comfort
Airline reviews

We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
YVR - HKG
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We flew economy light. We did not want to check bags and we had free 1 bag, but just had back packs with small personal item. Try as we may could only get bags down to 17lbs each. So we put 2 lbs from one bag into other and checked it. I think if someone has a checked bag allowance and chose not to use it , it would benefit both parties to bump carry on weight up to the next level of 22lbs or 10kgs. Just a thought.

Flight from Hong Kong to LAX was late, the plane was grubby, overcrowded and hot. I recently flew Starlux and that was a MUCH better experience.

Great service from crews and delicious dishes, snacks and drinks. Egg tarts and local dimsum are delicious.

The flight was just ok, but the vendor made it exceptio ally bard to manage my own reservation and would not give me access. The blocked all of the one time pins to come to their email address which caused me.to go through them eceryrime to get seats see rhe reservation and even get wheelchair access for my sick 71 year old uncle. They only xommunicates via a bot which gave me incorrect info. I thought this was Kayak and not underprivileged. They ruined his trip, did not get him aisle seats and made it impossible to purchase extra leg room. It was a horrible experience. He was taken to hospital on arrival only to find he had blood clots and pnemonia while trying to navigate the airport. This vendor is very irresponsible and the airline could not access his info.

Super delayed. Unnecessary. Need more competent people doing logistics to keep things moving on time. Totally unacceptable.

Flew from lax economy on cathay 777. Seat configuration 3-4-3. When the forward seat reclines it feels like someone is leaning forward and staring you. If you are slightly big tray tables will touch your abdomen even with seats upright. AVOID this above 777 configuration at all cost for a long flight. However their Airbus 350 3-3-3 configuration felt spacious and Seats wider.

Very friendly and accommodating staff. Food was great. Lots of movies and tv shows to choose from. Highly recommend.

The staff were so friendly and accommodating. The food was great. Lots of movies to choose from as well as tv shows. Highly recommend.

Chicken pieces were too big with pasta. Need to be smaller.

They downgraded me from premium economy to regular economy and me had 2 major lay over and had to have an emergency landing due to engine failure mid flight Don’t use them worst experience I have ever had still dealing with the trauma

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

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