Cheap flights from Cairns to Brisbane from C$ 97

In general, June is the cheapest month to fly from Cairns to Brisbane. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around C$ 205. The month of January is another great option to travel to Brisbane, with average flight prices from Cairns averaging around C$ 207.

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 C$ 237 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Brisbane from Cairns for as low as C$ 185 on momondo.

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 99 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.

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

According to our data, Jetstar has had the least delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Cairns and Brisbane is 30 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 6:00a.m., with 57% of daily flights leaving at noon.

213 flights are operational weekly from Cairns to Brisbane as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Thu, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.