Cheap flights from Cairns to South Island from $299
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Cheap flight deals from Cairns to South Island
Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from Cairns (CNS) to South Island (zzEDG). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated 17 January 2025.
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Cheapest flights from Cairns to South IslandExplore the most affordable flight options available from Cairns to South Island. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 17 January 2025.
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Cairns to South Island. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 17 January 2025.
Find flights from Cairns to South Island within your budget
Customise your flight search to find flights from Cairns to South Island that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 647,157 searches. Data last updated 17 January 2025.
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Sat 22/2
09:45-00:05
1 stop11h 20m
Christchurch
Fri 28/2
06:45-09:05
2 stops29h 20m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Sat 22/2
09:45-00:05
1 stop11h 20m
Christchurch
Fri 28/2
06:10-08:20
1 stop29h 10m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Mon 10/2
06:00-16:40
1 stop7h 40m
Queenstown Intl
Sun 16/2
17:30-23:15
1 stop8h 45m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Mon 10/2
06:00-10:05
2 stops25h 05m
Queenstown Intl
Sun 16/2
17:30-23:15
1 stop8h 45m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Sun 16/2
09:45-12:35
2 stops23h 50m
Queenstown Intl
Thu 27/2
13:35-09:05
1 stop22h 30m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Thu 13/3
12:45-07:25
2 stops15h 40m
Christchurch
Fri 21/3
20:55-12:05
2 stops18h 10m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Mon 28/4
15:35-07:50
2 stops14h 15m
Christchurch
Thu 8/5
09:40-22:35
3 stops14h 55m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Sun 16/2
12:30-09:40
3 stops18h 10m
Queenstown Intl
Thu 27/2
20:25-12:00
2 stops18h 35m
CairnsChristchurch
CNS - CHC
CNSCHC
Cairns
Thu 24/4
22:55-05:50
Nonstop4h 55m
CairnsQueenstown
CNS - ZQN
CNSZQN
Cairns
Sun 26/1
19:55-13:10
1 stop14h 15m
Best time to book a flight from Cairns to South Island
Have a flexible travel schedule? Discover the best time to fly to South Island from Cairns with our price prediction graph.
Travel insights for flights from Cairns to South Island
Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from Cairns to South Island including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Cairns to South Island?
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Cairns to South Island (average of $346). Flying from Cairns to South Island in December is currently the most expensive (average of $480). 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.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly from CNS to EDG?
Find hourly flight availability from Cairns to South Island. Discover flight options and departure times throughout the day, allowing you to choose a departure time that suits your schedule. Data last updated 17 January 2025.
When flying from Cairns to South Island, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
Rainfall in South Island by month
Plan your trip to South Island by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Island ranges from 40.0 - 60.0 inches per month. May is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 60.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit South Island when rainfall is around 40.0 mm.
Temperature in South Island by month
Plan your trip to South Island by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Island, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 17.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 6.0 C).
Reviews of airlines servicing South Island
Get insights into the airlines that provide service to South Island. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to South Island. Reviews last updated 17 January 2025.
See what other customers who have flown with Jetstar and Air New Zealand from Cairns to South Island have to say. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Food
Overall
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Crew
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Food
Overall
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Crew
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Food
Overall
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Crew
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Food
Overall
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Crew
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
Food
Overall
Entertainment
Boarding
Comfort
Crew
Reviews
Connection Booked by United was one hour and 20 minutes to come from international Auckland to San Francisco, deplane, clear customs and immigration, collect baggage, transfer baggage, go through TSA, walk/run across terminals 20 minutes and barely make connection When united informed pre-vacation of the tightness of the connection,would not switch to a flight two hours later, despite open seats, the flight that the baggage actually took Passengers made connection; baggage did not Food: nonexistent for a cross country six hour flight Arrived early, but of course gate unavailable and then plane door to get off stuck for 20 minutes
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Top 3 airlines flying from Cairns to South Island
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