Can I find cheaper flights to Great Barrier Reef if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Great Barrier Reef on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Great Barrier Reef?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, SWISS is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Great Barrier Reef.

How much is a return flight to Great Barrier Reef?

A return flight to Great Barrier Reef will typically cost around £337, however they can be found for as little as £57.

Where does the fastest flight to Great Barrier Reef depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Great Barrier Reef, London offers the quickest one-way flight (26 hours 0 minutes).

Does Cairns have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at Cairns can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Cairns?

Yes. Cairns has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Homestay - Butterfly Haven is the closest property to Cairns (0.0 mi away from Cairns).

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Wed 31/1220:15LHR - CNS

2 stops34h 35mCathay Pacific

Tue 20/111:25CNS - LHR

1 stop28h 00mCathay Pacific

Deal found 26/12£1,071

Wed 31/1221:30LHR - CNS

2 stops46h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 20/119:50CNS - LHR

2 stops44h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,306

Wed 31/1220:10LHR - CNS

3 stops31h 55mQantas Airways

Tue 20/106:00CNS - LHR

3 stops34h 15mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/12£2,309

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Mon 9/210:30LGW - TSV

2 stops45h 45mMultiple Airlines

Mon 16/220:10TSV - LGW

2 stops51h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£821

Mon 9/320:15STN - CNS

2 stops31h 50mEmirates

Wed 18/315:35CNS - STN

2 stops36h 20mEmirates

Deal found 26/12£1,056

Sat 4/420:35LHR - CNS

1 stop35h 25mSingapore Airlines

Mon 20/418:15CNS - LHR

1 stop30h 30mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 25/12£1,075

Wed 11/320:10LHR - CNS

2 stops28h 35mQantas Airways

Sun 15/306:00CNS - LHR

2 stops34h 15mQantas Airways

Deal found 24/12£1,109

Tue 2/620:10LHR - CNS

2 stops31h 45mCathay Pacific

Thu 18/615:35CNS - LHR

2 stops35h 40mCathay Pacific

Deal found 27/12£1,118

Mon 2/314:15LHR - HTI

2 stops35h 45mQatar Airways

Mon 9/314:50HTI - LHR

2 stops49h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 26/12£1,165

Sun 7/617:50LCY - CNS

3 stops26h 40mKLM

Wed 1/719:15CNS - LCY

3 stops57h 30mKLM

Deal found 27/12£1,454

Thu 5/222:35LHR - CNS

2 stops45h 10mMultiple Airlines

Wed 18/219:15CNS - LHR

2 stops48h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/12£878

Sun 8/219:20LCY - CNS

2 stops28h 35mSWISS

Sun 15/218:35CNS - LCY

2 stops24h 05mSWISS

Deal found 25/12£1,807

Sun 25/117:00LGW - CNS

3 stops53h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/218:05CNS - LGW

2 stops46h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£888

Wed 15/414:55STN - CNS

2 stops32h 45mEmirates

Wed 6/512:35CNS - STN

2 stops33h 20mEmirates

Deal found 27/12£1,068

Fri 1/510:15LGW - CNS

1 stop45h 45mSingapore Airlines

Fri 29/518:15CNS - LGW

1 stop45h 40mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 26/12£1,097

Fri 13/320:10LHR - CNS

2 stops28h 35mQantas Airways

Tue 17/306:00CNS - LHR

2 stops34h 15mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/12£1,128

Sun 22/317:45LHR - CNS

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/412:40CNS - LHR

3 stops35h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/12£969

Thu 28/509:00LGW - CNS

2 stops45h 55mQatar Airways

Thu 16/719:15CNS - LGW

2 stops44h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 27/12£1,185

Fri 1/511:25LHR - CNS

1 stop44h 35mSingapore Airlines

Fri 29/518:15CNS - LHR

1 stop34h 15mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 25/12£1,101

Thu 28/511:55LHR - CNS

2 stops35h 45mQantas Airways

Thu 16/706:00CNS - LHR

2 stops33h 35mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/12£1,137

Tue 10/214:05STN - CNS

2 stops34h 55mEmirates

Tue 17/211:35CNS - STN

2 stops40h 20mEmirates

Deal found 27/12£1,143

Mon 16/217:00LGW - CNS

3 stops53h 30mMultiple Airlines

Mon 23/217:20CNS - LGW

2 stops46h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£994

Wed 15/410:15LGW - CNS

1 stop45h 45mSingapore Airlines

Wed 6/518:15CNS - LGW

1 stop21h 40mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,108

Mon 9/214:05STN - CNS

2 stops40h 45mEmirates

Mon 16/211:35CNS - STN

2 stops34h 30mEmirates

Deal found 26/12£1,144

Thu 12/320:10LHR - TSV

2 stops32h 50mQantas Airways

Mon 16/314:15TSV - LHR

2 stops50h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/12£1,174

Sat 9/509:00LGW - HTI

2 stops44h 10mQatar Airways

Wed 13/514:50HTI - LGW

2 stops55h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 26/12£1,335

Mon 9/220:05LCY - CNS

3 stops47h 40mKLM

Mon 16/219:15CNS - LCY

3 stops48h 15mKLM

Deal found 26/12£1,478

Sun 15/309:25LGW - CNS

1 stop21h 55mSingapore Airlines

Sun 19/418:15CNS - LGW

1 stop45h 40mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,111

Wed 11/322:35LHR - CNS

2 stops45h 10mMultiple Airlines

Wed 15/410:15CNS - LHR

3 stops38h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/12£1,018

Mon 9/213:35LGW - CNS

2 stops38h 30mEmirates

Mon 16/211:35CNS - LGW

2 stops34h 05mEmirates

Deal found 26/12£1,149

Thu 12/320:10LHR - HTI

2 stops29h 00mQantas Airways

Mon 16/311:55HTI - LHR

2 stops52h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/12£1,182

Mon 9/220:05LCY - CNS

3 stops47h 40mKLM

Sat 28/219:15CNS - LCY

3 stops48h 15mKLM

Deal found 26/12£1,478

Mon 9/219:35LHR - TSV

2 stops36h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 16/220:10TSV - LHR

2 stops56h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£1,036

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Wed 31/1220:15LHR - CNS

2 stops34h 35mCathay Pacific

Tue 20/111:25CNS - LHR

1 stop28h 00mCathay Pacific

Deal found 26/12£1,071

Wed 31/1221:30LHR - CNS

2 stops46h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 20/119:50CNS - LHR

2 stops44h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,306

Sat 10/110:30LGW - CNS

2 stops57h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 13/109:45CNS - LGW

3 stops38h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,272

Sat 10/114:05STN - CNS

3 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 13/109:45CNS - STN

3 stops42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,362

Sat 10/113:40LHR - CNS

3 stops32h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 13/109:45CNS - LHR

3 stops41h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£1,363

Sat 10/114:05STN - CNS

2 stops34h 40mEmirates

Tue 13/111:35CNS - STN

2 stops40h 20mEmirates

Deal found 27/12£2,168

Sun 11/114:05STN - CNS

2 stops34h 40mEmirates

Fri 23/112:35CNS - STN

2 stops33h 30mEmirates

Deal found 26/12£6,447

Sun 25/110:30LGW - CNS

3 stops60h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/209:45CNS - LGW

3 stops54h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£798

Sun 25/122:00LHR - CNS

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/218:35CNS - LHR

1 stop30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£989

Sun 25/120:15STN - CNS

3 stops50h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/209:45CNS - STN

3 stops36h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£1,185

Sun 25/109:25LGW - CNS

1 stop21h 55mSingapore Airlines

Sun 1/218:35CNS - LGW

1 stop45h 50mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 26/12£1,490

Sun 25/117:40LCY - CNS

2 stops30h 15mSWISS

Sun 1/218:35CNS - LCY

2 stops24h 05mSWISS

Deal found 26/12£2,796

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Tue 3/221:00LHR - CNS

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£470

Tue 20/120:20LGW - CNS

3 stops52h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£515

Tue 3/210:30LGW - CNS

2 stops45h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£524

Tue 20/122:00LHR - CNS

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£529

Sat 21/222:35LHR - CNS

2 stops45h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/12£540

Tue 20/123:20STN - CNS

3 stops47h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£569

Sat 7/321:25LHR - CNS

2 stops32h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£616

Sun 14/611:55LHR - CNS

1 stop24h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/12£645

Sun 14/611:00LHR - CNS

2 stops39h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/12£648

Fri 6/320:10LHR - CNS

2 stops36h 35mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/12£663

Tue 3/214:05STN - CNS

2 stops29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/12£679

Fri 6/309:20LGW - CNS

1 stop46h 00mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 27/12£699

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Price

LondonTownsville

LGW - TSV

LGWTSV

London Gatwick

Mon 9/2

10:30-18:15

2 stops45h 45m

Townsville

Mon 16/2

20:10-14:00

2 stops51h 50m

£821

LondonCairns

LHR - CNS

LHRCNS

London Heathrow

Thu 5/2

22:35-05:45

2 stops45h 10m

Cairns

Wed 18/2

19:15-09:55

2 stops48h 40m

£878

LondonCairns

LGW - CNS

LGWCNS

London Gatwick

Sun 25/1

17:00-08:30

3 stops53h 30m

Cairns

Sun 1/2

18:05-06:30

2 stops46h 25m

£888

LondonCairns

LHR - CNS

LHRCNS

London Heathrow

Sun 22/3

17:45-05:45

2 stops26h 00m

Cairns

Wed 1/4

12:40-15:10

3 stops35h 30m

£969

LondonCairns

LGW - CNS

LGWCNS

London Gatwick

Mon 16/2

17:00-08:30

3 stops53h 30m

Cairns

Mon 23/2

17:20-05:55

2 stops46h 35m

£994

LondonCairns

LHR - CNS

LHRCNS

London Heathrow

Wed 11/3

22:35-05:45

2 stops45h 10m

Cairns

Wed 15/4

10:15-16:00

3 stops38h 45m

£1,018

LondonTownsville

LHR - TSV

LHRTSV

London Heathrow

Mon 9/2

19:35-18:15

2 stops36h 40m

Townsville

Mon 16/2

20:10-18:35

2 stops56h 25m

£1,036

LondonCairns

STN - CNS

STNCNS

London Stansted

Mon 9/3

20:15-14:05

2 stops31h 50m

Cairns

Wed 18/3

15:35-17:55

2 stops36h 20m

£1,056

LondonCairns

STN - CNS

STNCNS

London Stansted

Wed 15/4

14:55-08:40

2 stops32h 45m

Cairns

Wed 6/5

12:35-12:55

2 stops33h 20m

£1,068

LondonCairns

LHR - CNS

LHRCNS

London Heathrow

Sat 4/4

20:35-17:00

1 stop35h 25m

Cairns

Mon 20/4

18:15-15:45

1 stop30h 30m

£1,075

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How long is the flight to Great Barrier Reef?

On average, a flight from London to Great Barrier Reef takes 31 hours 1 minute. Flights to Great Barrier Reef from other popular cities in United Kingdom will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Great Barrier Reef?

The most popular airlines flying from London to Great Barrier Reef are Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways and Cathay Pacific.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Great Barrier Reef?

The cheapest airlines flying from London to Great Barrier Reef are SWISS, Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines.

Rainfall in Great Barrier Reef by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Great Barrier Reef ranges from 20.0 - 430.0 inches per month. March is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 430.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Great Barrier Reef when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.

Temperature in Great Barrier Reef by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Great Barrier Reef, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 27.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 21.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Great Barrier Reef

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Emirates, Singapore Airlines, andCathay Pacific to Australia by reading reviews from past customers. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,421 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Cathay Pacific

7.6

Good

1,106 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

957 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,697 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,443 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

2.0

Mediocre

Anonymous,Jun 2025

KTM - DXB

Lost 7 pieces of luggage and fly Dubai doesn’t seem to care.

FAQs about flying to Great Barrier Reef

Can I find cheaper flights to Great Barrier Reef if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Great Barrier Reef on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Great Barrier Reef?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, SWISS is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Great Barrier Reef.
How much is a return flight to Great Barrier Reef?
A return flight to Great Barrier Reef will typically cost around £337, however they can be found for as little as £57.
Where does the fastest flight to Great Barrier Reef depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Great Barrier Reef, London offers the quickest one-way flight (26 hours 0 minutes).
Does Cairns have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at Cairns can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Cairns?
Yes. Cairns has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Homestay - Butterfly Haven is the closest property to Cairns (0.0 mi away from Cairns).

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Reviews of airlines servicing Great Barrier Reef

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FAQs about flying to Great Barrier Reef

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