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Flying between Cairns and New York will take minimum 29h 55m and will require at least one stop.
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Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Cairns on a Thursday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to New York, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.
On your way to Cairns, you’ll fly out from one of these New York airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia. You’ll be landing at Cairns.
The earliest departure to Cairns leaves New York at 12:33 am.
The last departure to Cairns leaves New York at 8:00 pm.
There are no direct flights connecting New York to Cairns.
We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.
oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York and Cairns, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Cairns are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,347 and an overall rating of 8.4, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,926 and an overall rating of 7.9.
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 New York to Cairns.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cairns from New York is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
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 New York with another airline.
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 New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)
Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)