Cairns to Perth: buy now or wait?
Buy now FareScore 79/100
usually A$383 A$346 ≈ €216 Today's best fare
Cheaper than 79% of what we have seen
8 Jan Airnorth Direct
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8 Jan
02:55
Airnorth · 6h 10m
Direct
€216
12 Nov
04:40
Virgin Australia · 8h 55m
With a stop
€244
8 Nov
01:45
Virgin Australia · 10h 20m
With a stop
€247
15 Nov
04:40
VA · 11h 25m
With a stop
€265
1 Jan
20:00
Virgin Australia · 11h 55m
With a stop
€275
13 Nov
20:00
Virgin Australia · 11h 55m
With a stop
€320
What the history says
Prices recorded 186
Typical price €239
Lowest we saw €202
You save today €23
Based on 186 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against every month we have on record.
Best booking window
56–83 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €216 typical, on 8 observations. That is about €104 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Perth
January €216 8 observations
November €244 95 observations
October €271 80 observations
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1–1.5 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (94,914 flights on 19,442 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-04), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.8%, against +49.3% in the last 3 days.
- What is the cheapest day of the week to fly?
- Wednesday. Comparing each fare with the median of its own route, Wednesday departures were +3.4% and Tuesday +4.2%, while Friday was the dearest at +10.6%. Weekend departures cost more than midweek ones.
- What is the cheapest month to fly?
- November 2026. Comparing each route's fares month by month (booked 8–60 days ahead), November 2026 departures were -1.1% against the route's own median, while January 2027 was the dearest at +17.5%. Covers September 2026, October 2026, November 2026, December 2026, January 2027; fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-04.
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