YVR - CNS

C$ 660 Find Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Cairns

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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 1,368
Fiji Airways
Tue 23/6Sat 11/7
YVR - CNS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flights
C$ 660
Fiji Airways
Sat 5/9
YVR - CNS • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from C$ 1,368 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Vancouver and Cairns. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg C$ 1,808 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 20h 20m (one-way)
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Most punctual • 87% on-time
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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Cairns (YVR-CNS)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Vancouver to Cairns that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Vancouver to Cairns

Tue, 23 Jun - Sat, 11 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
18h 50m
1 stop
C$ 1,368Fiji Airways
Sat, 20 Jun - Sat, 11 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
18h 50m
1 stop
C$ 1,513Fiji Airways
Tue, 23 Jun - Sat, 11 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
YVR
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CNS
29h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
18h 50m
1 stop
C$ 1,524Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Fri, 3 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
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11:40 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
CNS
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YVR
38h 05m
1 stop
C$ 1,532Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Thu, 9 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
18h 50m
1 stop
C$ 1,536Fiji Airways
Tue, 23 Jun - Fri, 10 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
43h 30m
2 stops
C$ 1,659Multiple Airlines
Sat, 20 Jun - Thu, 9 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
18h 50m
1 stop
C$ 1,698Fiji Airways
Tue, 23 Jun - Fri, 3 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:20 p.m. - 11:40 a.m.
YVR
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CNS
20h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:30 p.m. - 8:45 a.m.
CNS
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YVR
37h 15m
2 stops
C$ 1,712Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Sat, 11 Jul
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
YVR
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CNS
29h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
25h 30m
2 stops
C$ 1,731Multiple Airlines
Tue, 23 Jun - Fri, 10 Jul
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10:20 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
YVR
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CNS
29h 40m
2 stops
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12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
CNS
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YVR
43h 30m
2 stops
C$ 1,799Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver to Cairns flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver to Cairns to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How often are flights from Vancouver to Cairns delayed?

Weekly flights between Vancouver and Cairns historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 167 minutes.

What is the most punctual flight time for Vancouver to Cairns flights?

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

What day of the week experiences the fewest flight delays on this route?

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Monday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Which airline has the best punctuality record on Vancouver to Cairns flights?

Based on our data, Air Canada have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

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Cheapest flightC$ 660
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When to book flights from Vancouver to Cairns

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Vancouver to Cairns based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Vancouver to Cairns flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Cairns?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Cairns was C$ 671 for a one-way ticket and C$ 1,368 for a round-trip.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Vancouver to Cairns?

    Vancouver airport is called Vancouver Intl and the only airport in Cairns is Cairns.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Vancouver to Cairns?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Cairns?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Vancouver and Cairns, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Vancouver to Cairns, Fiji Airways or Air New Zealand?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Cairns are Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of C$ 1,562 and an overall rating of 8.1, Fiji Airways is the most popular choice. Air New Zealand is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 2,018 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Vancouver to Cairns?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Vancouver to Cairns.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Vancouver to Cairns?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns from Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Vancouver to Cairns?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cairns with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver to Cairns?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cairns from Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Vancouver to Cairns?

    In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Vancouver to Cairns were found on Fiji Airways (C$ 1,368) and Air Canada (C$ 2,391).

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Vancouver to Cairns

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver to Cairns. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 237 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.6Food
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
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Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
LAX - NAN
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Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

My experience with Underpricer was not great. The representative assigned to me did not tell me beforehand that selecting seats, which i could not do through ANZ, WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANT cost to my ticket (all flight segments were reg economy seats. The seat selections for the ticket, MCI-AKL, AKL-PER, PER-MCI, cost $284 USD. I WAS NOT TOLD AHEAD OF SELECTING SEATS chosen by the rep OF THE COSTS and never received an itemized invoice of the seat selections.). The costs of seat selection, an option solicited as a service, with no mention of costs, should have been disclosed to me prior to seat selection and certaily should have been itemized. For all I know, the $284 was not referred from the airline but made up and taken directly by Underpricer. Next, when i checked in, united couldnt find my ticket. This is probably why i didnt get a seat selection on that flight and couldnt check in online, despite Underpricer prompts to do so a week before departure, or at the kiosk at the airport. I had to wait for special help at the counter, then was told that because the flight segment, MCI-IAH, operated by United Airlines via the ANZ. ticket, had changed schedule slightly since I BOOKED MY FLIGHT, the MCI-IAH segment had been decoupled from the rest of the ticket because the IAH layover was now 12.5 hrs AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS A THROUGH FLIGHT TO AKL.. This meant my checked bag could not be checked through to AKL and id have to pick it up at IAH, THEN WAIT MOST OF the long layover WITH the large checked bag until ANZ counter in IAH OPENED for checkING just prior to the flight. Apparently, although underpricer had notified me of schedule changes, they did not update the ANZ TICKET, leading to this problem. Finallly, although I RECHECKED TH BAG IN At IAH 3.5-4 hours before the scheduled departure and the IAH-AKL segment was a direct flight, ANZ LOST MY bag and it took 4 days to find it and get it to me. Not fun.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our return home from Tokyo to Auckland and onwards to Palmerston North. We would recommend using the Premier Business class for long-haul travel, any day. Well worth the extra cost. Cabin staff were exceptional, Thank you

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

We had difficulty checking in as United didn’t recognize the confirmation number and the agent was not helpful. We went to the United Assistance desk where the agent was able to process our reservation. We also weren’t allowed to choose seats in advance.

Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

All good, except entertainment system could have been better. More choices.

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