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Cheap flights to Cairns from $79 One Way, $169 Round Trip
$169 return flights and $79 one-way flights to Cairns were the cheapest prices found within the past 7 days, for the period specified. Prices and availability are subject to change. Additional terms apply.
SYD
Sydney
CNS
Cairns
$169 Roundtrip, found 2 days ago
$169
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BNE
Brisbane
CNS
Cairns
$193 Roundtrip, found 4 days ago
$193
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found 4 days ago
ADL
Adelaide
CNS
Cairns
$241 Roundtrip, found 15 hours ago
$241
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found 15 hours ago
MEL
Melbourne
CNS
Cairns
$262 Roundtrip, found 3 hours ago
$262
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WSI
Sydney
CNS
Cairns
$439 Roundtrip, found 16 hours ago
$439
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found 16 hours ago
AVV
Melbourne
CNS
Cairns
$466 Roundtrip, found 3 days ago
$466
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LAX
Los Angeles
CNS
Cairns
$896 Roundtrip, found 20 hours ago
$896
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SFO
San Francisco
CNS
Cairns
$896 Roundtrip, found 4 hours ago
$896
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SEA
Seattle
CNS
Cairns
$1,211 Roundtrip, found 1 day ago
$1,211
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found 1 day ago
PDX
Portland
CNS
Cairns
$1,211 Roundtrip, found 22 hours ago
$1,211
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found 22 hours ago
DTW
Detroit
CNS
Cairns
$1,274 Roundtrip, found 2 days ago
$1,274
Roundtrip
found 2 days ago
PHL
Philadelphia
CNS
Cairns
$1,307 Roundtrip, found 5 days ago
$1,307
Roundtrip
found 5 days ago
Deals For This Weekend's Flights
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Cairns Sunland Leisure Park
49-61 Little Pease Street Manoora QLD
$50 nightly
The price is $50 total per night from Sep 27 to Sep 28
$50 total
Sep 27 - Sep 28
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this holiday park in Cairns. Enjoy free parking, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the overall value ...
Aspect Central
209 Sheridan Street Cairns North QLD
$68 nightly
The price is $75 total per night from Oct 13 to Oct 14
$75 total
Oct 13 - Oct 14
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this motel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and room service. Popular attractions Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Marlin Marina are located ...
Hides Hotel Cairns
87 Lake Street Cairns QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$94 nightly
The price is $105 total per night from Oct 10 to Oct 11
$105 total
Oct 10 - Oct 11
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and laundry facilities. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms in our ...
7.2/10 Good! (1,000 reviews)
"The hotel is good value for money, its a bit old but still good value."
Reviewed on Sep 10, 2026
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Comfort Inn Cairns City
183-185 Lake St Cairns QLD
Fully refundable
$95 nightly
The price is $104 total per night from Oct 9 to Oct 10
$104 total
Oct 9 - Oct 10
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 2 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions Cairns ...
7.8/10 Good! (549 reviews)
"Very friendly and helpful staffs."
Reviewed on Sep 11, 2026
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Our Top Cairns Apartment Hotels
Cascade Gardens
175 Lake St Cairns QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$209 nightly
The price is $209 total per night from Oct 8 to Oct 9
$209 total
Oct 8 - Oct 9
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this aparthotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and an airport shuttle (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the overall value ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (643 reviews)
"Great stay. The rooms are spacious, clean, we'll equipt, quiet. Staff is great and the location is superb."
Reviewed on Sep 22, 2026
Il Palazzo Boutique Apartments
62 Abbott Street, 62 Cairns QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$141 nightly
The price is $141 total per night from Oct 23 to Oct 24
$141 total
Oct 23 - Oct 24
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this hotel in Cairns. Enjoy room service, in-room massages, and a garden. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular attractions Cairns ...
9/10 Wonderful! (916 reviews)
"Not really a Boutique hotel, more of an Apartment. Looks like it needs a refresh as decor appears to be 30 years old. Room had a damp/ foisty smell to it. Reception only manned limited hours. No restaurant, bar or Other facilities on site. Car parking need to be pre booked."
Reviewed on Sep 14, 2026
181 The Esplanade
181 The Esplanade Cairns North QLD
Book a stay at this beach aparthotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and private hot tubs. Popular attractions Cairns Esplanade and Cairns Marlin Marina ...
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Inn Cairns Boutique Apartments
71 Lake Street Cairns QLD
Stay at this aparthotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a rooftop terrace. Our guests praise the property condition in our reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (837 reviews)
Centrally located- no frills
"Hotel is as advertised, in need of renovation but we always had the pool to ourselves and apartment was very spacious. So if you are on a budget and after a no frills place to stay in central Cairns I highly recommend."
Reviewed on Jan 11, 2024
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
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Pacific Hotel Cairns
Corner Esplanade And Spence Street Cairns QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$127 nightly
The price is $142 total per night from Oct 23 to Oct 24
$142 total
Oct 23 - Oct 24
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
Shangri-La The Marina, Cairns
Pierpoint Road Cairns QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$249 nightly
The price is $274 total per night from Oct 22 to Oct 23
$274 total
Oct 22 - Oct 23
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff in ...
9/10 Wonderful! (1,032 reviews)
"Great room and location. I woke up with sun rise above"
Reviewed on Sep 21, 2026
Cairns Colonial Club Resort
18-26 Cannon Street Manunda QLD
$109 nightly
The price is $120 total per night from Oct 5 to Oct 6
$120 total
Oct 5 - Oct 6
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 3 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
"Clean room, awesome pool. We only stayed for 1 night but would be an awesome place to stay long term"
Reviewed on Sep 19, 2026
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Cairns Harbourside Hotel
209-217 Esplanade Cairns North QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$126 nightly
The price is $139 total per night from Oct 6 to Oct 7
$139 total
Oct 6 - Oct 7
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Family Friendly Hotels in Cairns
Cairns Plaza Hotel
145 The Esplanade Cairns QLD
$150 nightly
The price is $165 total per night from Oct 12 to Oct 13
$165 total
Oct 12 - Oct 13
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and a 24-hour front desk. Our guests praise the pool and the helpful staff in our reviews. Popular ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,001 reviews)
"Great location across the street from the boardwalk. Decent accommodations."
Reviewed on Sep 19, 2026
Cairns Sunland Leisure Park
49-61 Little Pease Street Manoora QLD
$50 nightly
The price is $50 total per night from Sep 27 to Sep 28
$50 total
Sep 27 - Sep 28
Total with taxes and fees
Stay at this holiday park in Cairns. Enjoy free parking, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the overall value ...
Cairns Coconut Holiday Resort
23-51 Anderson Road Woree QLD
$165 nightly
The price is $183 total per night from Oct 3 to Oct 4
$183 total
Oct 3 - Oct 4
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this family-friendly aparthotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and 3 outdoor pools. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (822 reviews)
Families like: Outdoor pools, free waterpark access, kitchen, playground
Travelers say...
"We stayed in a 1 bedroom brick villa/hut. We stayed here because we have family travelling Australia in their caravan and this is where they wanted to stay. It was a perfect fit for us. It is a fantastic place for children to enjoy themselves, big and small. Our almost 3 year old grandson loved the ..."
Reviewed on Sep 19, 2026
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Rydges Esplanade Resort Cairns
209-217 Abbott Street Cairns North QLD
Fully refundableReserve now, pay when you stay
$152 nightly
The price is $167 total per night from Oct 20 to Oct 21
$167 total
Oct 20 - Oct 21
Total with taxes and fees
Book a stay at this business-friendly hotel in Cairns. Enjoy free WiFi, 3 outdoor pools, and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the helpful staff and the ...
8/10 Very Good! (1,001 reviews)
"I would rank this as a solid 3 star hotel with basic clean rooms. But it is not a 4 star property. There was only one accessible electrical outlet and it was in the corner. The AC is either on or off so if you put it on at night it was freezing and there were no blankets on the bed ( a few in the ..."
Reviewed on Sep 20, 2026
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
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