Cheapest€185.40
- Virgin Australia VA392206:013h 18m09:19Cairns CNSAdelaide ADL
Door to door 6h 28mCO2 538.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cairns to Adelaide costs €185.40 at the cheapest and takes 6h 20m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 2,189 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,189 km
- Fastest
- 6h 20m
- Average
- 6h 33m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €185.40
- CO2 per passenger
- 538.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 6h 28m | 3h 18m | 3h 10m | €239.09 | 538.5 kg | 5 |
- 6h 28mFastest, by Flight
- €239.09Cheapest, by Flight
- 538.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,189 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cairns to Adelaide | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €574.80 | €526.42 | €492.20 | €382.46 | €360.04 | €404.29 | €432.02 | €313.43 | €350.01 | €270.36 | €239.09 | €244.99 | €247.94 | €333.49 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €185.40
The flight gets you into Adelaide. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Adelaide
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When to book Cairns to Adelaide
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €206.0590 days
- €170.6560 days
- €218.4445 days
- €250.8930 days
- €246.7621 days
- €333.4914 days
- €432.027 days
- €492.203 days
- €574.801 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €170.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 237 percent. The most expensive point is €574.80, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €270.36Sun
- €239.09Mon
- €244.99Tue
- €247.94Wed
- €333.49Thu
- €313.43Fri
- €350.01Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €360.04Sep
- €240.86Oct
- €223.75Nov
- €233.19Dec
- €192.48Jan
- €178.91Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,189 km against 2,125 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cairns at 06:01 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cairns
Rail
- Cairns railway station
- Kuranda railway station
- Redlynch railway station
Bus
- Cairns City bus station
- Airport Connect Terminal 1
Air
- CNS
Ferry
- Reef Fleet Terminal
Adelaide
Rail
- Adelaide railway station
- Adelaide Parklands Terminal
- Port Adelaide railway station
Bus
- Old Reynella Interchange
- Bus interchange
Air
- ADL
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia | €185.40 | 6h 20m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €149.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €26.91 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 4% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €185.40 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Adelaide well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Adelaide railway station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Cairns to Adelaide
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cairns to Adelaide?
The fastest journey from Cairns to Adelaide takes 6h 20m door to door, of which 3h 18m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 33m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cairns to Adelaide?
The cheapest fare from Cairns to Adelaide is €185.40, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €270.36. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cairns to Adelaide?
The cheapest way from Cairns to Adelaide is by Flight, at €239.09 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cairns to Adelaide?
Fares from Cairns to Adelaide bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €170.65. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 237 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cairns to Adelaide?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Cairns to Adelaide, at €239.09. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cairns to Adelaide?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cairns to Adelaide, at €178.91 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Cairns to Adelaide?
1 operators sell services from Cairns to Adelaide across 1 modes: Virgin Australia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cairns to Adelaide?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cairns to Adelaide are direct. The rest connect at Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Sunshine Coast, with about 53 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cairns to Adelaide use?
Services from Cairns to Adelaide by Flight leave from Cairns CNS and arrive at Adelaide ADL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cairns to Adelaide?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Cairns to Adelaide allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cairns to Adelaide on September 10, 2026: 2189 km of route against 2125 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €185.40, and 6h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Adelaide is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Adelaide
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