Perth (PER) to Cairns (CNS): 2,132 miles (3,432 km) great-circle, about 4h 45m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $538 round-trip on Virgin Australia, with 1 stop, departing July 16, 2026.
$538 round-trip, Virgin Australia VA688, departing 2026-07-16 at 10:20, returning 2026-07-25. The recorded itinerary left on a Thursday, returning on a Saturday 9 nights later; the fare was observed 82 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $538, it ranked 11th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from PER (median $1,061). That is 25.2 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), above the PER median of 18.3 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from PER of similar length: Sydney (2,036 mi) at $361 and Brisbane (2,242 mi) at $413.
Virgin Australia had the cheapest fare on 3 of 30 PER routes. It is the 26th longest of the 30 routes we track from PER.
Of 3 departure airports with a fare to Cairns, Perth (PER) ranked 3rd at $538. Lowest: $206 from Brisbane (BNE); highest: $538 from Perth (PER); 2 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): Jetstar (1), Qantas (1) and Virgin Australia (1).
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Australia/Perth, Australia/Brisbane; flight time is our estimate.