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4 days a week
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You can fly direct with Jetstar. Average duration is 4h 10m
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5 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 36% compared to booking last minute.
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January
Cheapest • 14% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Perth to Cairns (PER-CNS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Perth 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.
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Perth to Cairns flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Perth 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 Perth to Cairns is January, where tickets cost £302 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £386 and £385 respectively.

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

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 £113, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Perth to Cairns, 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 the flight from Perth to Cairns, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Perth to Cairns

Low season

February
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Perth to Cairns

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Perth to Cairns based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Perth to Cairns

  • How many flights are there between Perth and Cairns per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Perth and lands in Cairns, with an average flight time of 4h 10m. The most common departure time is 15:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 3 flights.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Perth to Cairns flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Perth to Cairns?

    You can catch a direct flight from Perth to Cairns on on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Perth 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 Perth to Cairns.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns from Perth 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 Perth 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 Perth with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Perth 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 Perth up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Perth to Cairns?

 
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Perth to Cairns

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Cairns to Perth

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Perth to Cairns

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Perth 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Perth to Cairns? 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.
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JetstarOverall score based on 563 reviews
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Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

6.0 GoodTimothy, Jun 2026
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Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

Great. Seats are a little cramped with only a very small recline. Service was great. Food was fine.

Improved experience over our last years flight when also we flew local but on an international scheduled flight. The double processing is still unwelcome i.e. by security and then by border force having to produce a licence and boarding pass repeatedly on departure and return. Obviously suits the airline rather than the local traveller. The flight and crew were good though a helper on return was offhand having to push the wheel chair did the bare minimum we felt.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

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.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

Plane was late leaving darwin so we didn’t get home till 1130pm 2nd time in a fortnight that has happened. Hard when you have to work the next day

It was cancelled, second flight in a month. Jet star are dead to me

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Information on your arrival and departure airports

Perth (PER)
Cairns (CNS)