$232 Find Cheap Flights from Cairns to New Zealand

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Best New Zealand Flight Deals from Cairns

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Auckland
Auckland1 stop$501
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$529
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$691
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$755

Good to know

Low season

October

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$232
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 24% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (27% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cairns to Christchurch

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • How long is the flight to New Zealand from Cairns?

    Flights to Auckland5h 07m
  • What is the cheapest flight to New Zealand from Cairns?

    The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Cairns found in the last 72 hours was $232 one-way, and $529 round-trip. The most popular route is from Cairns to Auckland, and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $342.

  • Which airlines fly to New Zealand?

    Air China flies most frequently to Auckland from Cairns. In general, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Virgin Australia fly the most to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cairns to New Zealand?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cairns to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cairns to New Zealand?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cairns to New Zealand is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cairns to New Zealand?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cairns to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cairns to New Zealand?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Cairns to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from Cairns is February.
  • Morning departure is around 11% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top airline flying from Cairns to New Zealand

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cairns to New Zealand? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
6.5
JetstarOverall score based on 438 reviews
5.6Food
7.3Crew
6.4Comfort
5.0Entertainment
6.8Boarding
Airline reviews

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

4.0 OkayMrD, Mar 2025ADL - PER
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Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

Flight was as expected - we got what we paid for which was a base fare

Hardly we had overweight and we were asked to pay $75. We were checked by a female and weight was alright

Unaware of charge for carry on until i got to gate

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

I like that fare is cheap but because there's no amenities whatsoever. You get what you paid for.

There's a reason why fare is cheap, no amenities.

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Recent return flight deals

3/6Tue
1 stopJetstar
10h 05mCNS-AKL
17/6Tue
1 stopJetstar
12h 55mAKL-CNS
$501
20/4Sun
directJetstar
4h 55mCNS-CHC
25/4Fri
directJetstar
5h 35mCHC-CNS
$529
8/4Tue
direct
4h 40mCNS-AKL
29/4Tue
1 stop
16h 50mAKL-CNS
$896
8/4Tue
direct
4h 40mCNS-AKL
29/4Tue
1 stop
15h 05mAKL-CNS
$919
1/4Tue
2 stopsVirgin Australia
22h 40mCNS-ZQN
8/4Tue
2 stopsVirgin Australia
23h 55mZQN-CNS
$926
1/4Tue
2 stopsVirgin Australia
22h 40mCNS-ZQN
8/4Tue
2 stopsVirgin Australia
23h 55mZQN-CNS
$1,032
8/4Tue
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
29/4Tue
directAir New Zealand
5h 35mAKL-CNS
$1,078
3/6Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
20h 35mCNS-AKL
17/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
9h 50mAKL-CNS
$1,101
8/4Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
15h 10mCNS-AKL
29/4Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
14h 20mAKL-CNS
$1,133
8/4Tue
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
29/4Tue
directAir New Zealand
5h 35mAKL-CNS
$1,163

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Recent one-way flight deals

4/5Sun
directJetstar
4h 55mCNS-CHC
$232
2/4Wed
1 stopJetstar
10h 30mCNS-AKL
$342
11/5Sun
1 stop
7h 30mCNS-ZQN
$403
4/5Sun
2 stops
20h 30mCNS-CHC
$458
30/6Mon
1 stopVirgin Australia
14h 35mCNS-ZQN
$461
30/6Mon
2 stopsVirgin Australia
20h 00mCNS-ZQN
$497
5/4Sat
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
$547
11/6Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
17h 50mCNS-AKL
$615
15/4Tue
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
$648
22/3Sat
3 stopsQantas Airways
14h 00mCNS-AKL
$1,015

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