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Cheapest return fare
£1,090
Typical prices: £1,061-£1,237
Qatar Airways
Thu 26/11Thu 10/12
MAN - CNS • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£477
Typical prices: £833-£946
Multiple Airlines
Tue 15/9
MAN - CNS • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from £1,176 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Manchester to Cairns (MAN-CNS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Manchester to Cairns 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Manchester to Cairns

Thu, 26 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec
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21:30 - 14:55
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CNS
31h 25m
2 stops
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17:35 - 19:40
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MAN
60h 05m
2 stops
£1,090Multiple Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
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18:40 - 04:30
MAN
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CNS
48h 50m
2 stops
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11:40 - 08:15
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MAN
53h 35m
2 stops
£1,125Multiple Airlines
Mon, 14 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct
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11:10 - 05:55
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CNS
33h 45m
2 stops
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18:15 - 09:15
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MAN
24h 00m
1 stop
£1,135Multiple Airlines
Mon, 14 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct
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06:25 - 05:55
MAN
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CNS
38h 30m
3 stops
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18:15 - 09:15
CNS
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MAN
24h 00m
1 stop
£1,139Multiple Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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21:45 - 23:20
MAN
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CNS
40h 35m
2 stops
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16:35 - 06:20
CNS
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MAN
46h 45m
2 stops
£1,149Multiple Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
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21:20 - 11:15
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CNS
28h 55m
2 stops
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06:00 - 12:00
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MAN
39h 00m
2 stops
£1,210Qantas Airways
Thu, 26 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec
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10:05 - 17:20
MAN
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CNS
21h 15m
1 stop
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10:55 - 08:35
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MAN
31h 40m
2 stops
£1,454Singapore Airlines
Mon, 14 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct
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10:35 - 17:00
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CNS
21h 25m
1 stop
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18:15 - 09:15
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MAN
48h 00m
1 stop
£1,465Singapore Airlines
Thu, 26 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec
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10:05 - 17:20
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CNS
21h 15m
1 stop
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18:20 - 08:35
CNS
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MAN
24h 15m
1 stop
£1,484Singapore Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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10:35 - 17:00
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CNS
45h 25m
1 stop
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18:15 - 09:15
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MAN
24h 00m
1 stop
£1,569Singapore Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Manchester to Cairns flights

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

How much is a return flight from Manchester to Cairns?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Manchester to Cairns departing in November.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Cairns from Manchester usually cost between £1,498 and £2,004 in November.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was £1,090 on Multiple Airlines (26 Nov–10 Dec).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Manchester to Cairns?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester to Cairns, 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 Manchester to Cairns is November, where tickets cost £1,050 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,805 and £1,693 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to Cairns

Low season

April

Cheapest flight

£477
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking flights from Manchester to Cairns

  • What is the cheapest flight from Manchester to Cairns?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Manchester to Cairns was £477 for a one-way ticket and £1,125 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Manchester to Cairns?

    When flying out of Manchester you will be using Manchester. You will be landing at Cairns, also known as Cairns.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Manchester to Cairns?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Manchester to Cairns?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Manchester and Cairns, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Manchester to Cairns, Singapore Airlines or SWISS?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Manchester to Cairns are Singapore Airlines and SWISS. With an average price for the route of £1,507 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £1,050 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Manchester to Cairns?

    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 Manchester to Cairns.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Manchester to Cairns?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns from Manchester is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Manchester to Cairns?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cairns with an airline and back to Manchester with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Manchester to Cairns?

    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 to Cairns from Manchester up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Manchester to Cairns?

    In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Manchester to Cairns were found on Qantas Airways (£1,176) and Emirates (£1,352).

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Manchester to Cairns

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester to Cairns. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1584 reviews
8.6Crew
7.8Food
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.1Entertainment
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a longer gap btw the supper and breakfast would have been better - felt like the sleep was way too fragmented on this red eye flight

10.0 ExcellentRyan, Jul 2026
SIN - MEL
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a longer gap btw the supper and breakfast would have been better - felt like the sleep was way too fragmented on this red eye flight

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

I loved the full Taylor Swift selection but felt that the other selections were limited, didn’t span the popular music eras nor a wide enough range of music genres. BUT the seat and bed were GREAT (it was wide, long enough, had great storage, firm enough to uphold body postural comfort). Outstanding crew and really great food - gourmet innovative dim sum breakfast so different from the boring standard fare offered by many other business class products.

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

A very small gate at Singapore airport, lots of people packed into a small area…. A Petrie dish for infection. The flight was late although the captain did make up time. We had an aisle and middle economy class seat on the plane. The flight appeared to be very full. The seats were small, hard and very uncomfortable with minimal leg room. I’m a small woman and felt really cramped. My husband is a big man and stated he was unable to move at all in his seat. We were given 2 meals during the flight from Singapore to Brisbane. Our first meal was okay at best but the second meal was inedible. I think it was supposed to be veg in pastry but the pastry was full of air with minimal if any filling. The staff were pleasant and efficient. Getting off the plane went without any problems. It did take an extended period of time for our bags to come out onto the carousel. For the best ‘airline’ in the world, it was pretty poor. If Singapore is the best, what are the others like?

The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.

More Baggage limit Alternative of virtual check in at airport , prefer personal touch with “real person”check in counter for baggage drop

Was disappointed that we couldn't use our lounge passes as the booking was a group booking.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

I have flown Qantas multiple times in the past it seemed this flight the plane had less seat room or the seats were way less comfortable than before. Everything else was about the same. Thanks

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

Very unprofessional treatment of customers - boardring on being unethical. Only cares about money and not the customer. If you use the swiss brand, you should deserve it - now swiss air doesn't deserve the swiss brand.

The flight itself was fine, but due to a snow delay my connection to Lisbon was delayed by six hours. Despite this, Swiss Air still managed to lose my luggage. Not acceptable. Someone else on the flight also lost their luggage.

Best international flight I have had in a while! Far superior accommodation, services, food and general experience compared to U.S. airline companies.

Very nice crew and great food. Easy to board just wish the flight could be shorter or seats more comfortable or more room to walk around when you get cramps in your legs from sitting so long. Crew was great and attentive and really was good food.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

We're talking about a short-haul in-country flight.. there is no confort, no food, just the bottle of water. The seats are squeezed like hell and I was in the back-end of the plane, with one spare row left for the crew and to store excess bags that could not fit in the overhead bin.. Speaking of carry-on, some passengers should be better screened as their bags were simply too big to fit in the overhead bins.. ! How can this happen, and it was an A310, with 2 columns of 3-seater rows.. There is a pseudo-Business class, which is simply a section in the front of the plane where the same seats are occupied only 2 out of 3, on each side, leaving more rooms for the passengers and their bags. That's it.

Flight was very full and we had to checkin our carry on. Stuff however promised us that our luggage will be the first one to come out and it did

No fault of the crew, but the the rear lavatories were closed the entire flight. The front lavatories were blocked off for the first part of the flight by the food cart. Then some minor turbulence occurred so the fasten seatbelt sign came on for the second part of the flight. Heroic containment engaged! It was not fun.

Bag lost. Lost bag recovery process is an unsatisfying customer experience. Because 1) bag is still lost but also 2) the process is outdated and form-heavy and 3) in our case also involved a long line.

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

Boarding from DOH to SYD the Business Class were pointed in a separate gate but no one there to receive us. Otherwise it was ok.

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Paid for exit row at the back of the plane. Window seat with lots of leg space. Food was inedible (as usual). Brought my own.

The plane was late (as was my flight out from Birmingham the day before)

The flight was delayed by an hour. Made the connection uncomfortably tight.

When we went to the lounge they told us to go into the main lounge and not the full business class section, later they told me that Lufthansa wont pay the full fee to alloq the business class passengers entry to the nicer sectikn where all the other airlines nusiness class passengers go into. Very poor arrangement.

Not what I expected for the last leg of a $5100 business class experience. Boarding was a nightmare. The flight was delayed and I had to keep checking my email to ensure I was at the right gate since the airline or the terminal had no clue until 15 mins prior to boarding. Food was gross, limited drink options.

The connection to LYON was very tight. The flight was nearly finished boarding when we got to the gate

Boarding process non existent. No WiFi. No entertainment. Cramped old plane. Worst Kosher meal ever presented on a flight.

Good experience. Food was great and passengers helped rearrange seats so our family could be seated together

Great crew No entertainment as very short flight and not necessary so no problem I slept so don’t know if there was food or not but there normally is

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