$123+ Cheap flights from Cairns
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CNS — ZQN
8 Nov — 15 Nov1
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CairnsCoolangatta
CNS Cairns - OOL Coolangatta Gold Coast
CNSOOL
Cairns
Wed 9/12
09:45-12:00
Nonstop2h 15m
Coolangatta Gold Coast
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$123
CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Sun 20/12
06:00-08:15
Nonstop2h 15m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$173
CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Sun 3/1
06:00-08:20
Nonstop2h 20m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$180
CairnsSydney
CNS Cairns - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
CNSSYD
Cairns
Wed 21/10
06:45-10:45
Nonstop3h 00m
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$188
CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Tue 22/12
06:00-08:15
Nonstop2h 15m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$193
CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Thu 12/11
11:40-14:00
Nonstop2h 20m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$211
CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Thu 12/11
06:00-08:15
Nonstop2h 15m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$211
CairnsCoolangatta
CNS Cairns - OOL Coolangatta Gold Coast
CNSOOL
Cairns
Sun 29/11
09:45-12:00
Nonstop2h 15m
Coolangatta Gold Coast
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$213
CairnsSydney
CNS Cairns - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith
CNSSYD
Cairns
Fri 27/11
17:35-21:35
Nonstop3h 00m
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$230
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CairnsBrisbane
CNS Cairns - BNE Brisbane
CNSBNE
Cairns
Thu 22/10
06:00-08:10
Nonstop2h 10m
Brisbane
Wed 31/12
00:00-00:00
Nonstop0h 00m
$243
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