Airlines with flights from Cairns to Sydney
There are three airlines with scheduled flights between CNS and SYD. Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas has non-stop flights from Cairns International to Sydney Airport and the flight time is 2 hours and 55 minutes.
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Non-stop with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
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Low-cost airline
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Cairns and Sydney are both Jetstar focus cities.
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20 flights per week
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Airbus A320Airbus A321
Flight
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Non-stop with Virgin Australia
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Total flight time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
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Sydney is a Virgin Australia hub.
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14 flights per week
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Boeing 737MAX 8 PassengerBoeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
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Business class available
Flight
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Non-stop with Qantas
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Total flight time: 2 hours and 55 minutes
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One World Alliance
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Cairns is a Qantas focus city. Sydney is a Qantas hub.
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8 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2Airbus A330-200
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Business class available
Flight
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Brisbane with Virgin Australia
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Total flight time: 4h 20m - 6h 50m.
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Sydney is a Virgin Australia hub.
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60 flights per week
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Boeing 737MAX 8 PassengerBoeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2
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VA932
VA946
VA950
VA958
VA970
VA992
VA996
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Brisbane with Qantas
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Total flight time: 4h 30m - 6h 50m.
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One World Alliance
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Cairns is a Qantas focus city. Sydney is a Qantas hub.
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61 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2Airbus A330-200
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QF515
QF527
QF533
QF529
QF535
QF537
QF535
QF535
QF545
QF559
QF557
QF557
QF559
QF559
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Townsville with Qantas
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Total flight time: 5h 00m - 6h 35m.
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One World Alliance
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Cairns is a Qantas focus city. Sydney is a Qantas hub.
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10 flights per week
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2Airbus A330-200
Flight
QF1943
QF1943
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21
Via Brisbane with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 5h 25m - 6h 40m.
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Low-cost airline
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Cairns and Sydney are both Jetstar focus cities.
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44 flights per week
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Airbus A320Airbus A321
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JQ829
JQ821
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-21

There are three airlines with scheduled flights between CNS and SYD. Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas has non-stop flights from Cairns International to Sydney Airport and the flight time is 2 hours and 55 minutes.