Cheap flights from Cairns to Brisbane from £58

If you aren’t able to travel to Brisbane during the month of January, then flying in June is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £113.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Brisbane is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as £128. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the afternoon when prices are £1,054 on average. Flights to Brisbane from Cairns in the afternoon are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Brisbane from Cairns when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Brisbane for around £128 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Brisbane from Cairns for as low as £101 on momondo.

As of May 2026, prices for Cairns to Brisbane flights are approximately 2% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Cairns and Brisbane have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 100 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, Jetstar have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 34 flights take off from Cairns and land in Brisbane each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 06:00, with 60% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, there are 244 flights per week flying from Cairns to Brisbane. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 19% of flights taking off on this day.