$305 Find Cheap Flights from Cairns to New Zealand

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Cheap Flights from Cairns to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$645
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$436
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$715
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$703
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$645
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$436
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$715
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$703

Book Cheap Cairns to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cairns to New Zealand that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Cairns to New Zealand

Thu, 4 Dec - Fri, 12 Dec
Jetstar Logo
07:15 - 15:10CNS-CHC
4h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
08:20 - 10:55CHC-CNS
5h 35mdirect
$436Jetstar
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Thu, 22 Jan - Mon, 2 Feb
Jetstar Logo
07:15 - 15:10CNS-CHC
4h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
08:20 - 10:55CHC-CNS
5h 35mdirect
$548Jetstar
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Thu, 27 Nov - Fri, 5 Dec
Virgin Australia Logo
06:00 - 16:40CNS-ZQN
7h 40m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 23:55ZQN-CNS
12h 55m1 stop
$703Virgin Australia
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 00:25CNS-CHC
15h 25m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:20 - 10:55CHC-CNS
5h 35mdirect
$783Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 25 Mar - Thu, 2 Apr
Virgin Australia Logo
17:20 - 16:40CNS-ZQN
20h 20m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:25 - 14:55ZQN-CNS
27h 30m1 stop
$808Virgin Australia
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:40 - 23:05CNS-CHC
13h 25m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:20 - 10:55CHC-CNS
5h 35mdirect
$827Multiple Airlines
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Sat, 4 Apr - Sat, 18 Apr
Air New Zealand Logo
10:55 - 18:35CNS-AKL
4h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
07:10 - 10:45AKL-CNS
5h 35mdirect
$863Air New Zealand
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Thu, 19 Feb - Fri, 27 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
11:45 - 00:45CNS-AKL
10h 00m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:50 - 14:05AKL-CNS
10h 15m1 stop
$1,090Qantas Airways
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Thu, 11 Dec - Sun, 14 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
12:35 - 07:50CNS-WLG
16h 15m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
17:45 - 16:15WLG-CNS
25h 30m2 stops
$1,101Air New Zealand
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Fri, 5 Dec - Fri, 12 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
11:35 - 07:35CNS-AKL
17h 00m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
06:10 - 15:10AKL-CNS
12h 00m1 stop
$1,123Qantas Airways
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cairns to New Zealand flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cairns to New Zealand to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Cairns to New Zealand flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Cairns found in the last 72 hours was to Christchurch, at $467 return. The most popular route is from Cairns (CNS) to Christchurch (CHC), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $467.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Cairns to New Zealand?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $467, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cairns to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cairns to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Cairns to New Zealand is March, when tickets cost $727 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,167 and $1,113 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cairns to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cairns to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New Zealand on a Friday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to Cairns, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cairns to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cairns to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Cairns to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$305
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 37% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cairns to Christchurch

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $1,077 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,505.

Reviews of the 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 476 reviews
7.3Crew
5.1Entertainment
6.4Comfort
6.8Boarding
5.6Food
Airline reviews

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Sept 2025MEL - SYD
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Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

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