Airlines with flights from Sydney to Cairns
There are three airlines with scheduled flights between SYD and CNS. Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas has non-stop flights from Sydney Airport to Cairns International and the flight time is 3 hours and 5 minutes.
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Non-stop with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 3 hours and 5 minutes
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Low-cost airline
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Sydney and Cairns are both Jetstar focus cities.
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19 flights per week
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Airbus A321Airbus A320A321neo
SYD
Direct
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
JQ950
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
JQ952
11:30
11:30
11:30
11:30
11:30
11:30
11:30
JQ954
15:35
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15:35
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15:35
15:35
15:35
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Non-stop with Virgin Australia
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Total flight time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
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Sydney is a Virgin Australia hub.
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14 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
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Business class available
SYD
Direct
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
VA1409
08:05
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08:05
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VA1411
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08:10
08:10
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08:05
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VA1413
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08:10
08:10
VA1419
12:50
12:50
12:50
12:50
12:50
12:50
12:50
VA1421
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14:40
14:40
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Non-stop with Qantas
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Total flight time: 3 hours and 10 minutes
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One World Alliance
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Sydney is a Qantas hub. Cairns is a Qantas focus city.
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8 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
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Business class available
SYD
Direct
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
QF922
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
QF924
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14:45
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Via Brisbane with Qantas
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Total flight time: 4h 35m - 6h 55m.
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One World Alliance
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Sydney is a Qantas hub. Cairns is a Qantas focus city.
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80 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
SYD
Via BNE
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
QF504
QF1878
QF1878
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07:05
07:05
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07:05
07:05
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QF504
QF708
QF708
07:05
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07:05
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QF506
QF1878
QF1878
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07:30
07:30
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07:30
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QF506
QF708
QF708
07:30
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07:30
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QF508
QF1878
QF1878
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08:05
08:05
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08:05
08:05
08:05
QF508
QF1882
QF1882
08:05
08:05
08:05
08:05
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08:05
08:05
QF508
QF708
QF708
08:05
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08:05
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QF508
QF710
QF710
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08:05
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QF514
QF710
QF710
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08:50
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QF510
QF1882
QF1882
09:30
09:30
09:30
09:30
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09:30
QF510
QF1790
QF1790
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09:30
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QF510
QF710
QF710
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09:30
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QF512
QF1882
QF1882
10:05
10:05
10:05
10:05
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10:05
10:05
QF512
QF1790
QF1790
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10:05
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QF512
QF710
QF710
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10:05
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QF516
QF1790
QF1790
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11:05
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QF520
QF712
QF712
12:15
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12:15
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QF520
QF1884
QF1884
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12:15
12:15
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12:15
12:15
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QF524
QF712
QF712
13:05
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13:05
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QF524
QF1884
QF1884
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13:05
13:05
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13:05
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QF526
QF712
QF712
14:00
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14:00
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QF526
QF1884
QF1884
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14:00
14:00
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14:00
14:05
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QF528
QF1886
QF1886
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14:15
14:15
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14:15
QF528
QF712
QF712
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14:15
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QF528
QF1884
QF1884
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14:15
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14:15
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QF532
QF1886
QF1886
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16:05
16:05
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16:05
QF540
QF1794
QF1794
17:20
17:20
17:20
17:20
17:20
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17:20
QF542
QF1794
QF1794
17:35
17:35
17:35
17:35
17:35
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QF544
QF1794
QF1794
18:10
18:10
18:10
18:10
18:10
18:10
18:10
QF546
QF1794
QF1794
18:40
18:40
18:40
18:40
18:40
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18:40
QF550
QF1794
QF1794
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19:05
19:05
19:05
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19:05
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Via Brisbane with Virgin Australia
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Total flight time: 4h 30m - 6h 45m.
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Sydney is a Virgin Australia hub.
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50 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
SYD
Via BNE
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
VA901
VA775
VA775
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
06:00
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VA909
VA775
VA775
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
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VA913
VA775
VA775
07:30
07:30
07:30
07:30
07:30
07:30
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VA921
VA783
VA783
08:30
08:30
08:30
08:30
08:30
08:30
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VA925
VA783
VA783
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
VA931
VA783
VA783
10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
10:00
VA933
VA783
VA783
10:30
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10:30
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10:30
VA935
VA785
VA785
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
VA943
VA785
VA785
13:00
13:00
13:00
13:00
13:00
13:00
13:00
VA973
VA799
VA799
18:00
18:00
18:00
18:00
18:00
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18:00
VA977
VA799
VA799
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18:30
18:30
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18:30
VA981
VA799
VA799
19:00
19:00
19:00
19:00
19:00
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19:00
VA985
VA799
VA799
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19:30
19:30
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Via Brisbane with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 5h 25m - 6h 40m.
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Low-cost airline
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Sydney and Cairns are both Jetstar focus cities.
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18 flights per week
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Airbus A321Airbus A320A321neo
SYD
Via BNE
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
JQ810
JQ930
JQ930
06:20
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06:20
06:20
06:20
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06:20
JQ826
JQ932
JQ932
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12:05
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12:05
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12:05
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JQ818
JQ936
JQ936
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16:55
16:55
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16:55
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17

Via Coolangatta (Gold Coast) with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 5h 25m - 6h 25m.
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Low-cost airline
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Sydney and Cairns are both Jetstar focus cities.
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1 flights per week
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Airbus A321Airbus A320A321neo
SYD
Via OOL
CNS
W10, Mar 03 - Mar 09
Flight
Mon
Mar 3
Tue
Mar 4
Wed
Mar 5
Thu
Mar 6
Fri
Mar 7
Sat
Mar 8
Sun
Mar 9
JQ810
JQ930
JQ930
06:20
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06:20
06:20
06:20
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06:20
JQ826
JQ932
JQ932
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12:05
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12:05
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12:05
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JQ818
JQ936
JQ936
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16:55
16:55
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16:55
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2025-02-17