Virgin Australia flight VA 1291: Melbourne Tullamarine - Cairns

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Sun 06:05 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 08:30 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:25 Operates only on 2026-03-29
Mon-Sat 06:05 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 08:30 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-03-30 through 2026-04-04
Mon,Tue,Sun 06:05 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 08:30 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:25 Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-20
Wed-Sat 06:05 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 08:30 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-10-07 through 2026-10-24
Mon-Fri,Sun 06:25 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 09:50 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-05-15
Sat 06:25 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 09:50 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737-700 (73W) 3:25 Effective 2026-04-11 through 2026-10-03
Sun 06:25 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 09:50 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:25 Effective 2026-05-17 through 2026-09-27
Mon-Fri 06:25 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3 09:50 Cairns (CNS) 2
VA 1291 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-05-18 through 2026-10-02


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Virgin Australia flight VA 1291:
Melbourne Tullamarine - Cairns
Select flight date:
FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:05
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

08:30
Cairns (CNS) 2
Operates only on 2026-03-29
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:05
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

08:30
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-03-30 through 2026-04-04
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:05
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

08:30
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-20
Mon
Tue
Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:05
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

08:30
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-10-07 through 2026-10-24
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:25
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

09:50
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-05-15
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
-
Sun
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:25
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

09:50
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-04-11 through 2026-10-03
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
Sun
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Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-700 (73W)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:25
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

09:50
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-05-17 through 2026-09-27
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)
Direct Flights:
Virgin Australia VA1291
06:25
Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3

09:50
Cairns (CNS) 2
Effective 2026-05-18 through 2026-10-02
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Sun
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Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
  • VA 1291 is a domestic flight departing from the Melbourne Tullamarine airport (MEL) and arriving at Cairns airport (CNS).
  • The flight distance is 1437 miles, or 2312 km.
  • The timezone of both the departure and the arrival airports is UTC+10 . Current time at both airports is (loading...).
  • For direct flights, the flight time is 3:25.
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