Cheap flights from Melbourne to Cairns from R1 632

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Cairns from Melbourne during March instead. Flights to Cairns in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around R3 346.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around R4 064 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 Melbourne for as low as R3 313 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Melbourne and Cairns have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 111 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Australia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

18 flights are operational daily from Melbourne to Cairns as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00, with 72% of flights per day taking off at midday.

129 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne to Cairns as of November 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sat, with 19% of flights per week taking off on this day.