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Find cheap flights from Cairns to New Zealand from $371

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cairns to New Zealand departing on 19/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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  • Morning departure is around 6% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
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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.
6.7
JetstarOverall score based on 638 reviews
6.5Comfort
5.2Entertainment
7.0Boarding
7.4Crew
5.8Food
Airline reviews

Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

8.0 ExcellentSteve, Mar 2024ADL - MEL
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Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Would be better if can provide small free snacks on a long flight

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

I got to the airport earlier than I expected, and they let me change to an earlier flight with no trouble.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

Worst experience ever flying Melbourne to Phuket. 5 hours delayed! Didn’t land till 1am in the morning. Staff were rude and unhelpful

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Recent return flight deals

2/6Sun
1 stopJetstar
13h 20mCNS-AKL
9/6Sun
1 stopJetstar
11h 55mAKL-CNS
$657
23/8Fri
1 stopJetstar
13h 20mCNS-AKL
30/8Fri
1 stopJetstar
14h 00mAKL-CNS
$709
22/6Sat
1 stopJetstar
11h 20mCNS-AKL
29/6Sat
1 stopJetstar
28h 10mAKL-CNS
$789
11/11Mon
1 stopVirgin Australia
18h 15mCNS-ZQN
13/11Wed
1 stopVirgin Australia
23h 35mZQN-CNS
$799
11/11Mon
1 stopVirgin Australia
21h 05mCNS-ZQN
13/11Wed
2 stopsVirgin Australia
22h 45mZQN-CNS
$843
22/6Sat
1 stop
27h 55mCNS-AKL
29/6Sat
2 stops
14h 40mAKL-CNS
$845
22/6Sat
1 stop
27h 55mCNS-AKL
29/6Sat
2 stops
14h 40mAKL-CNS
$912
1/8Thu
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
15/8Thu
directAir New Zealand
5h 40mAKL-CNS
$961
22/6Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
16h 50mCNS-AKL
29/6Sat
directAir New Zealand
5h 40mAKL-CNS
$1,103
2/6Sun
2 stopsQantas Airways
15h 00mCNS-AKL
9/6Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 45mAKL-CNS
$1,517

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Recent one-way flight deals

19/6Wed
1 stopJetstar
13h 20mCNS-AKL
$371
16/6Sun
1 stopJetstar
13h 20mCNS-AKL
$373
20/6Thu
1 stop
30h 05mCNS-AKL
$382
1/7Mon
1 stop
13h 05mCNS-AKL
$420
11/11Mon
1 stopVirgin Australia
21h 05mCNS-ZQN
$441
11/11Mon
2 stopsVirgin Australia
21h 10mCNS-ZQN
$471
19/6Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
16h 50mCNS-AKL
$587
20/6Thu
2 stopsQantas Airways
14h 20mCNS-AKL
$603
10/10Thu
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
$639
29/6Sat
directAir New Zealand
4h 40mCNS-AKL
$706

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Cairns - New Zealand Flights

Departure:

Cairns (CNS)Australia

Return flight deals:

New Zealand - Cairns

Cabin classes:

$530