Flight Time from Hong Kong to Cairns

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Hong Kong to Cairns with the following airlines, including: Cathay Pacific Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes around 7 hours 25 minutes to fly from Hong Kong (HKG) to Cairns (CNS).

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Hong Kong to Cairns is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 3 flight per week flying from Hong Kong to Cairns. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Cathay Pacific: -/M/-/W/-/F/- -- CX147 (00:46)

The cheapest months to fly from Hong Kong to Cairns is December, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our December flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Hong Kong to Cairns on December 24, 2025 with Hong Kong Airlines, with prices starting at NZD 580.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Cairns, with Hong Kong International Airport to Cairns Airport (HKG-CNS) is by far the most common option on this route: Cairns Airport (CNS).

The time difference between Cairns and Hong Kong is 2h.

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