Cheapest Option for Regular Domestic Flights within QLD (CNS-BNE)

Hello dear friends,

I need to regularly (around a fortnight or every 10 days) fly to and from Brisbane from Cairns, sometimes on a short notice due to personal reasons (work in Cairns, family in Brisbane).

Unfortunately, this is an out of pocket expense.

What I have found so far.

  1. Jetstar is generally the cheapest option. When buying tickets at least 14 days ahead the price will be around $100-120. Less then 14 days in advance tickets are usually very expensive.
  2. One can buy Jetstar tickets using Webjet or Flight centre, however, their options are usually about 5% more expensive compared to buying directly of Jetstar website.
  3. There were some great discounts on Beat That Flight, however, their current prices are significantly more than directly of Jetstar website.

Are there any options to save on this? Currently, large amount of my wage is spent on that travel.

Thanks.

Comments

  • short notice due to personal reasons

    Plus If you with the time, this is the corona season, so what you see is what you get. no cheaper hacks.

  • +1

    Hi,

    Are you eligible for FIFO Salary Packaging?

    I don't know if Cairns is in the ATO Remote Area or not.

    Otherwise, look for Discounted Jetstar Gift Cards @
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/discounted_egift_cards
    sometimes discounted at Coles/Woolworths.

  • Buy/hoard/collect/etc QFF or VFF points - there's generally some availability on reward flights last minute (assuming not a long weekend, school holiday, etc)

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