$332 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$810
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$539
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$938
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$895
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$810
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$539
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$938
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$895

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

Tue, 16 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
Jetstar Logo
07:00 - 13:55
CNS
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CHC
4h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:55 - 10:40
CHC
-
CNS
5h 45mdirect
$539Jetstar
Thu, 23 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Jetstar Logo
07:00 - 13:55
CNS
-
CHC
4h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:55 - 10:40
CHC
-
CNS
5h 45mdirect
$598Jetstar
Thu, 23 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Jetstar Logo
07:00 - 13:55
CNS
-
CHC
4h 55mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:55 - 10:40
CHC
-
CNS
5h 45mdirect
$604Jetstar
Thu, 23 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 00:40
CNS
-
CHC
16h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:55 - 10:40
CHC
-
CNS
5h 45mdirect
$767Multiple Airlines
Tue, 16 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:20 - 00:40
CNS
-
CHC
11h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:55 - 10:40
CHC
-
CNS
5h 45mdirect
$800Multiple Airlines
Mon, 13 Jul - Thu, 23 Jul
Virgin Australia Logo
21:00 - 16:45
CNS
-
ZQN
17h 45m
1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
17:40 - 20:20
ZQN
-
CNS
28h 40m
1 stop
$895Virgin Australia
Wed, 22 Jul - Wed, 29 Jul
Virgin Australia Logo
10:30 - 16:45
CNS
-
ZQN
28h 15m
1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
17:40 - 09:50
ZQN
-
CNS
18h 10m
1 stop
$931Virgin Australia
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Air New Zealand Logo
06:50 - 07:10
CNS
-
WLG
22h 20m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
07:00 - 10:45
WLG
-
CNS
29h 45m
1 stop
$1,048Air New Zealand
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Air New Zealand Logo
06:50 - 07:10
CNS
-
WLG
22h 20m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
19:10 - 15:00
WLG
-
CNS
21h 50m
2 stops
$1,084Air New Zealand
Wed, 1 Jul - Tue, 7 Jul
Qantas Airways Logo
21:40 - 13:35
CNS
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WLG
13h 55m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
14:35 - 22:40
WLG
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CNS
10h 05m
1 stop
$1,224Qantas Airways
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 Auckland, at $538 return. The most popular route is from Cairns (CNS) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $538.

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 $310, 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 June, when tickets cost $149 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and October, when the average cost of return tickets is $430 and $404 respectively.

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 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% 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$332
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cairns to Christchurch

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  • 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.

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 545 reviews
6.7Boarding
5.7Food
7.3Crew
5.1Entertainment
6.4Comfort
Airline reviews

The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.

2.0 MediocreThomas, Jun 2026
MEL - DRW
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The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.

Delayed 50 mins. Check in was excellent, boarding was good, everything else was OK and perfectly acceptable for a budget airline. Price was excellent. I noticed this airline had two other flights to our destination cancelled so not very reliable.

Horrible. The people that get this flights are very sick, dangerous and unhygienic

Jane at Sydney International airport check in was amazing. She set up the whole experience to be a positive one.

The smells on this plane were disgusting. So many sweaty and unhygienic people i couldn't stand it. I dream of being anywhere else in the world when I am on a JetStar flight they suck.

One of the better flights I’ve had w Jetstar. Smooth boarding, early take off, on time landing, very courteous crew, clean plane.

local frequent travellers know that Jetstar’s flights between MEL and LST are turnaround flights so those in the morning tend to run on time and become delayed increasingly through the day. We observed how the staff at check in and boarding try to assist, guide and facilitate travellers - they were courteous, efficient, amiable while enforcing Jetstar’s baggage requirements. They try to speed up boarding by having passengers board from both front and back. We would take Jetstar again.

The issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.

Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.

The flight ticket were not reimbursed on Jan 22nd from Auckland to Wellington. Very Very dissatisfied.Please reimburse the ticket of my onward travel.

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