Sunshine Coast to Cairns Flights from US$56 incl. tax

Based on HopeGoo data, Jetstar Airways offers one-way fares as low as US$66 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. MCY to CNS on Sat, Mar 28), while Jetstar Airways offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from US$130 departing on Tue, Feb 10 and returning on Sat, Feb 14.

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Sunshine Coast to Cairns with the following airlines, including: Jetstar Airways Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on HopeGoo within the last 90 days.

It takes about 2 hours 20 minutes to fly from Sunshine Coast to Cairns.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the HopeGoo flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Sunshine Coast to Cairns is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on HopeGoo data in the past 4 weeks, there is 6 flight per week flying from Sunshine Coast to Cairns. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Jetstar Airways: -/M/-/W/-/F/- -- JQ808 (19:53)

To find best deals on flights from Sunshine Coast to Cairns, you can use various tools on HopeGoo: · Be flexible with your travel dates to get the cheapest flight deal. Now the cheapest flight deal is on Sat, Mar 28, with one-way flights priced at just US$66. · Compare airlines strategically. Budget carriers often provide the lowest base fares, while we found the most affordable airline currently operating on this route is Jetstar Airways. · Set up price alerts to easily monitor ticket prices without having to check every day. · Check HopeGoo flight deals and promo codes frequently. · Avoid peak season unless you book very early. It seems the peak season for Cairns travel is around January. · Get exclusive promo codes for HopeGoo app users.

The cheapest months to fly from Sunshine Coast to Cairns is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our February flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Sunshine Coast to Cairns on February 19, 2026 with Jetstar Airways, with prices starting at US$65.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Cairns, with Sunshine Coast Airport to Cairns Airport (MCY-CNS) is by far the most common option on this route: Cairns Airport (CNS).

The time difference between Cairns and Sunshine Coast is 0h.

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