Cheap flights from Adelaide to Cairns from R1 987

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Cairns from Adelaide during March instead. Flights to Cairns in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around R4 414.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from Adelaide when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around R4 923 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cairns from Adelaide for as low as R3 958 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 8% of flights between Adelaide and Cairns 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 early afternoon 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 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Adelaide and Cairns is 5 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 6:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving at midday.

The number of flights available between Adelaide and Cairns is 37 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.