Popular in | July |
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Cheapest in | March |
Average price | ₹ 15,231 |
Good round-trip deal | ₹ 23,659 or less |
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairns, you should look to book at least 86 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Melbourne Airport to Cairns (average of ₹ 6,981). Flying from Melbourne Airport to Cairns in September is currently the most expensive (average of ₹ 12,058). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
When flying from Melbourne Airport to Cairns, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
About 16% of weekly flights between Melbourne and Cairns have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 105 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to experience delays more often.
Saturday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Wednesday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the past year, China Eastern have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 5% of flights being delayed.
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