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Flights from Phuket to Cairns

from ฿10,604 one way · found Oct 29

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Phuket, Thailand to Cairns, Australia

This is an international flight: Phuket (Thailand) to Cairns (Australia). Cairns is a town of about 153,000.

The antipode of Cairns

The far side of the Earth from Cairns is deep ocean at 16.9°N 34.2°W. The nearest inhabited place to it, Mindelo, Cape Verde, lies 984 km away. See it on the globe. More about the antipode of Cairns.

Distance
5,893 km3,662 miles
Flight time
about 13 h 45 minin the air, via Sydney
Direct flights
Not foundin 3 months, with a connection
Time difference
+3 hCairns ahead of Phuket

Are there direct flights from Phuket to Cairns?

We have not seen a non-stop flight from Phuket to Cairns in the last three months. The usual way round it is a single change, most often in Sydney or Perth.

Phuket to Cairns flight time

Cairns is 5,893 km (3,662 miles) from Phuket in a straight line, and the flight leaves heading south-east. The flight crosses the equator, so the seasons at the two ends run opposite. Flying through Sydney, the two legs add up to about 13 h 45 min in the air, and the wait between them comes on top. This is a long haul: pick the seat with care.

Time difference between Phuket and Cairns

Cairns runs 3 hours ahead of Phuket all year round. When it is 12:00 in Phuket, clocks in Cairns show 15:00. A few hours forward show up on the first evening and are gone by the second.

Cheapest month to fly from Phuket to Cairns

The cheapest month is November, from ฿10,604, found Oct 29.

All months as a table
MonthLowest price
October 2026no data
November 2026฿10,604
December 2026no data
January 2027no data
February 2027฿10,672
March 2027no data
April 2027no data
May 2027no data
June 2027no data
July 2027no data
August 2027no data
September 2027no data

Lowest one-way fare for departures in each month, found in other travellers' searches from Oct 20 to Oct 29.

Airports in Phuket and Cairns

Phuket

  • HKTPhuket International Airport26 km from Phuket

Cairns

  • CNSCairns Airport5 km from Cairns

Everything that flies into Cairns lands at one airport, and it sits right by the city.

Return flights from Cairns to Phuket

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