Which airlines fly to India?

Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to India from Cairns according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 91% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to India. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to India on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Cairns to India?

Singapore Airlines and IndiGo are the most popular carriers operating from Cairns to India

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cairns Airport to India?

Prices for flights from Cairns Airport to India are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cairns Airport to India?

The number of operators available for flights from Cairns Airport to India is 3 as of November 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Cairns Airport to India?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cairns Airport to India.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to India?

The required travel and health documents for your India trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at India. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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18:20 - 08:45CNS Cairns-MAA Chennai

18h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:25 - 17:15MAA Chennai-CNS Cairns

13h 20m1 stop Singapore Changi

$797Singapore Airlines

Sun, 21 Feb - Tue, 23 Mar

18:00 - 05:40CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

16h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

09:00 - 17:05DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

27h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

$993Singapore Airlines

Tue, 6 Apr - Tue, 20 Apr

18:00 - 05:40CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

16h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

09:00 - 17:05DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

27h 35m1 stop Singapore Changi

$997Singapore Airlines

Tue, 6 Apr - Tue, 20 Apr

18:20 - 08:45CNS Cairns-MAA Chennai

18h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

23:45 - 05:45MAA Chennai-CNS Cairns

25h 30m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$1,175Multiple Airlines

Sun, 21 Feb - Tue, 23 Mar

18:20 - 08:45CNS Cairns-MAA Chennai

18h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

03:00 - 08:30MAA Chennai-CNS Cairns

25h 00m3 stops Singapore Changi Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai Melbourne

$1,277Multiple Airlines

Sun, 21 Feb - Mon, 22 Mar

19:15 - 22:00CNS Cairns-COK Kochi

31h 15m2 stops Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai Kuala Lumpur Intl

22:40 - 05:45COK Kochi-CNS Cairns

26h 35m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$1,290Multiple Airlines

Mon, 4 Jan - Sun, 28 Feb

18:20 - 23:55CNS Cairns-COK Kochi

34h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi

22:55 - 17:15COK Kochi-CNS Cairns

13h 50m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,314Singapore Airlines

Tue, 23 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar

19:15 - 17:00CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

26h 15m1 stop Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

07:55 - 05:35DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

17h 10m1 stop Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$1,331IndiGo

Wed, 13 Jan - Sun, 4 Apr

17:40 - 21:30CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

32h 20m2 stops Brisbane Hong Kong Intl

22:45 - 15:25DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

36h 10m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Brisbane

$1,346Multiple Airlines

Wed, 13 Jan - Sun, 4 Apr

19:15 - 08:10CNS Cairns-COK Kochi

41h 25m2 stops Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai Bengaluru Intl

20:15 - 05:45COK Kochi-CNS Cairns

29h 00m2 stops Bengaluru Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$1,367IndiGo

Mon, 4 Jan - Sun, 28 Feb

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06:40 - 11:30CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 20m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Singapore Changi Vishakhapatnam

00:05 - 05:45DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

25h 10m3 stops Ho Chi Minh City Kuala Lumpur Intl Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$1,953Multiple Airlines

Fri, 20 Nov - Fri, 26 Feb

06:40 - 10:55CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

32h 45m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Singapore Changi Vishakhapatnam

11:30 - 17:15DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

25h 15m2 stops Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl Singapore Changi

$1,962Multiple Airlines

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06:40 - 10:55CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

32h 45m3 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Singapore Changi Vishakhapatnam

09:45 - 17:15DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

27h 00m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,978Multiple Airlines

Fri, 20 Nov - Sat, 27 Feb

09:45 - 14:15CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 00m2 stops Melbourne Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

01:30 - 13:30DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

31h 30m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith

$2,017Multiple Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Wed, 27 Jan

19:15 - 17:00CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

26h 15m1 stop Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

00:20 - 05:45DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

24h 55m1 stop Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$2,026IndiGo

Fri, 20 Nov - Fri, 26 Feb

11:45 - 16:35CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 20m1 stop Melbourne

01:30 - 13:30DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

31h 30m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith

$2,090Multiple Airlines

Sun, 15 Nov - Wed, 27 Jan

18:40 - 13:45CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

23h 35m2 stops Singapore Changi Chennai

00:20 - 05:45DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

24h 55m1 stop Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai

$2,121Multiple Airlines

Fri, 20 Nov - Fri, 26 Feb

08:00 - 22:15CNS Cairns-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

42h 45m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Bengaluru Intl

18:45 - 19:15DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-CNS Cairns

20h 00m2 stops Melbourne Brisbane

$2,898Qantas Airways

Sun, 15 Nov - Thu, 28 Jan

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Air India flights from Cairns to India

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3 Dec

CNS11:45Cairns

33h 20m

1 stop

DEL16:35New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22 Jan

DEL13:55New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

39h 50m

1 stop

CNS10:15Cairns

$1,947

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3 Dec

CNS11:45Cairns

33h 20m

1 stop

DEL16:35New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22 Jan

DEL13:55New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

39h 50m

1 stop

CNS10:15Cairns

$1,950

Air India

3 Dec

CNS11:45Cairns

33h 20m

1 stop

DEL16:35New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

22 Jan

DEL13:55New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

39h 50m

1 stop

CNS10:15Cairns

$2,174

Qantas Airways flights from Cairns to India

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Qantas Airways

10 May

CNS07:15Cairns

55h 05m

2 stops

DEL09:50New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

13 May

DEL09:05New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 15m

2 stops

CNS22:50Cairns

$1,770

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10 May

CNS07:15Cairns

55h 05m

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DEL09:50New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

13 May

DEL09:05New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 15m

2 stops

CNS22:50Cairns

$1,780

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10 May

CNS07:15Cairns

55h 05m

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DEL09:50New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

13 May

DEL09:05New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

33h 15m

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CNS22:50Cairns

$1,788

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Sun 21/2

18:20-08:45

1 stop18h 55m

Chennai

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23:25-17:15

1 stop13h 20m

$797

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CNS Cairns - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

CNSDEL

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Tue 6/4

18:00-05:40

1 stop16h 10m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 20/4

09:00-17:05

1 stop27h 35m

$993

CairnsNew Delhi

CNS Cairns - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

CNSDEL

Cairns

Tue 6/4

18:00-05:40

1 stop16h 10m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 20/4

09:00-17:05

1 stop27h 35m

$997

CairnsChennai

CNS Cairns - MAA Chennai

CNSMAA

Cairns

Sun 21/2

18:20-08:45

1 stop18h 55m

Chennai

Tue 23/3

23:45-05:45

2 stops25h 30m

$1,175

CairnsChennai

CNS Cairns - MAA Chennai

CNSMAA

Cairns

Sun 21/2

18:20-08:45

1 stop18h 55m

Chennai

Mon 22/3

03:00-08:30

3 stops25h 00m

$1,277

CairnsKochi

CNS Cairns - COK Kochi

CNSCOK

Cairns

Mon 4/1

19:15-22:00

2 stops31h 15m

Kochi

Sun 28/2

22:40-05:45

2 stops26h 35m

$1,290

CairnsKochi

CNS Cairns - COK Kochi

CNSCOK

Cairns

Tue 23/2

18:20-23:55

1 stop34h 05m

Kochi

Wed 3/3

22:55-17:15

1 stop13h 50m

$1,314

CairnsNew Delhi

CNS Cairns - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

CNSDEL

Cairns

Wed 13/1

19:15-17:00

1 stop26h 15m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sun 4/4

07:55-05:35

1 stop17h 10m

$1,331

CairnsNew Delhi

CNS Cairns - DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

CNSDEL

Cairns

Wed 13/1

17:40-21:30

2 stops32h 20m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sun 4/4

22:45-15:25

2 stops36h 10m

$1,346

CairnsKochi

CNS Cairns - COK Kochi

CNSCOK

Cairns

Mon 4/1

19:15-08:10

2 stops41h 25m

Kochi

Sun 28/2

20:15-05:45

2 stops29h 00m

$1,367

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What is the cheapest month to fly to India?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Cairns to India. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,247. If you aren’t able to travel to India during the month of February, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,290.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to India from Cairns when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to India for around $1,655 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to India from Cairns for as low as $1,103 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Cairns to India flights?

You could potentially save up to 33% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cairns to India flight.

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Best price found	$530
Fastest flight time	16h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to India from Cairns in the past 72 hours is $530. The best return flight deal from Cairns to India found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $797.

The fastest flight from Cairns to India takes 16h 10m

There are no direct flights from Cairns to India. There are no popular flight routes from Cairns to India.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cairns to India

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cairns Airport to India?
Prices for flights from Cairns Airport to India are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cairns Airport to India?
The number of operators available for flights from Cairns Airport to India is 3 as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cairns Airport to India?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cairns Airport to India.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to India?
The required travel and health documents for your India trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at India. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Cairns to India

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Airline	Rating	Free cancellation	Price
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $962	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,633 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom $1,172	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,545 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,668	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,690 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights

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