Cheap flights from New Zealand to Cairns from $178

The cheapest month to fly to Cairns from New Zealand is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around $160, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit Cairns during the month of March, then departing from New Zealand during the month June is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $173.

Fly from Auckland Intl to Cairns for the best New Zealand - Cairns flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cairns from New Zealand when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cairns for around $756 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cairns from New Zealand for as low as $695 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between New Zealand and Cairns have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 180 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 3% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New Zealand and Cairns is 6 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 33% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

If you’re flying from a popular airport in New Zealand, such as Auckland or Christchurch, and flying into Cairns, then you can expect flight times to average 5h 35m and 5h 45m, respectively.