Stopover flights from Cairns: 5 cities to visit
Trips from Cairns with a stop long enough to leave the airport, through 5 cities. Each price is for the whole trip, the stop included.
A stop here is at least 8 hours in the daytime, or at least 18 hours when it runs overnight, and at most 24 hours. It is in the same airport, on the way to where you are going, and never on a trip we think is on separate tickets. Leaving the airport means entering that country, so check its entry rules for your passport.
Stop in Brisbane
3 trips go through Brisbane. The best are here.
Sydney · one-way
$298
20 h 45 min in Brisbane (BNE) on the way there · overnight connection
29 Nov · CNS → SYD · Jetstar
1 stop · in with Jetstar, out with Qantas
$140 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Singapore · one-way
$541
22 h 55 min in Brisbane (BNE) on the way there · overnight connection
8 Jan 2027 · CNS → SIN · Batik Air Malaysia
2 stops · in with Virgin Australia, out with Batik Air Malaysia
$189 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Melbourne · one-way
$824
22 h 30 min in Brisbane (BNE) on the way there · overnight connection
23 Nov · CNS → MEL · Emirates
2 stops · Qantas both into and out of the stop
$634 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Sydney
2 trips go through Sydney. The best are here.
Melbourne · one-way
$288
23 h 20 min in Sydney (SYD) on the way there · overnight connection
23 Nov · CNS → AVV · Virgin Australia
2 stops · in with Virgin Australia, out with Jetstar
$98 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Saint Petersburg · one-way
$887
10 h 35 min in Sydney (SYD) on the way there
15 Feb 2027 · CNS → LED · Qantas
2 stops · in with Qantas, out with Sichuan Airlines
$75 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Townsville
1 trip goes through Townsville.
Melbourne · one-way
$387
10 h 10 min in Townsville (TSV) on the way there
23 Nov · CNS → MEL · Jetstar
1 stop · in with Qantas, out with Jetstar
$197 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Chengdu
1 trip goes through Chengdu.
Saint Petersburg · one-way
$813
11 h in Chengdu (TFU) on the way there
12 Feb 2027 · CNS → LED · Virgin Australia
2 stops · Sichuan Airlines both into and out of the stop
$117 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in Dubai
1 trip goes through Dubai.
Saint Petersburg · one-way
$1,085
9 h 25 min in Dubai (DXB) on the way there
15 Feb 2027 · CNS → LED · Emirates
2 stops · Emirates both into and out of the stop
$123 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
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