Cheap flights from Cairns to Melbourne from £92

The cheapest month to fly to Melbourne Airport from Cairns is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £148, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Melbourne Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Cairns, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £150.

Fly from Cairns to Melbourne for the best Cairns - Melbourne flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne Airport from Cairns when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne Airport for around £175 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne Airport from Cairns for as low as £115 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Cairns to Melbourne Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Cairns and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 103 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

19 flights are operational daily from Cairns to Melbourne Airport as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 11:00, with 80% of flights per day taking off at midday.

133 flights are operational weekly from Cairns to Melbourne Airport as of November 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sun, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.