What is the cheapest month to fly to Australia?

Currently, March is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Australia . Flying to Australia in December will prove the most costly. There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

Can I find cheaper flights to Australia if I am willing to have layovers?

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

What is the best airline to fly to Australia?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Philippine Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Australia.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia?

Adelaide is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia. One-way flights to Adelaide typically cost $34, while round-trip flights cost around $41.

How much is a round-trip flight to Australia?

A round-trip flight to Australia will typically cost around $310, however they can be found for as little as $72.

Where does the fastest flight to Australia depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Australia, Binghamton Broome County offers the quickest one-way flight (6 hours 31 minutes).

Which airport is closest to Sydney Chinatown?

If being close to Sydney Chinatown is important to you, you’ll want to land at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.

Does Sydney Kingsford Smith have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Sydney Kingsford Smith can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Sydney Kingsford Smith?

Yes. Sydney Kingsford Smith has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Aerotel Sydney - Inside International Terminal Airport is the closest property to Sydney Kingsford Smith (0.0 mi away from Sydney Kingsford Smith).

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Wed 10/2911:29 amJFK - MEL

2 stops30h 56mMultiple Airlines

Wed 11/512:10 pmMEL - JFK

2 stops33h 19mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,099

Mon 11/311:29 amJFK - BNE

2 stops31h 51mMultiple Airlines

Sun 11/1611:20 amBNE - JFK

2 stops33h 09mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$1,150

Tue 10/2811:29 amJFK - SYD

2 stops34h 16mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/42:10 pmSYD - JFK

2 stops31h 19mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$1,152

Mon 12/81:00 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops29h 30mANA

Thu 2/59:45 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops30h 33mANA

Deal found 9/28

$1,161

Tue 11/49:00 amEWR - BNE

2 stops33h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/1111:10 amBNE - EWR

2 stops34h 49mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,163

Fri 10/247:54 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 51mAlaska Airlines

Tue 11/49:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops36h 49mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,164

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Thu 2/195:02 pmLGA - BNE

2 stops26h 08mFiji Airways

Thu 3/511:25 amBNE - LGA

2 stops25h 35mFiji Airways

Deal found 9/27

$1,286

Tue 10/287:03 pmLGA - SYD

2 stops26h 42mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/42:10 pmSYD - LGA

2 stops23h 46mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,309

Tue 10/212:50 pmJFK - BNE

1 stop30h 15mCathay Pacific

Mon 11/1712:30 amBNE - JFK

1 stop26h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/30

$1,329

Sun 3/86:30 pmEWR - MEL

1 stop23h 00mUnited Airlines

Sat 3/2110:30 amMEL - EWR

1 stop22h 52mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$1,377

Wed 11/57:29 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 16mAlaska Airlines

Tue 11/119:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops32h 43mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,380

Tue 2/178:00 pmLGA - MEL

2 stops44h 00mDelta

Fri 3/610:10 amMEL - LGA

2 stops28h 33mDelta

Deal found 9/28

$1,401

Sat 2/143:30 pmLGA - MEL

3 stops31h 05mAir Canada

Sat 2/218:00 amMEL - LGA

3 stops30h 33mAir Canada

Deal found 9/28

$1,488

Mon 11/2411:00 amJFK - SYD

1 stop30h 00mQantas Airways

Wed 12/1011:20 amSYD - JFK

1 stop25h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 9/27

$1,617

Wed 12/38:05 pmJFK - SYD

2 stops31h 15mTurkish Airlines

Wed 12/109:45 pmSYD - JFK

2 stops36h 25mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,648

Wed 11/121:20 amJFK - MEL

1 stop30h 25mQatar Airways

Mon 11/177:55 pmMEL - JFK

2 stops35h 05mQatar Airways

Deal found 9/28

$1,668

Tue 3/1011:20 amJFK - MEL

1 stop28h 05mEmirates

Tue 3/2410:30 pmMEL - JFK

2 stops35h 25mEmirates

Deal found 9/28

$1,717

Tue 2/34:59 pmEWR - BNE

2 stops26h 11mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/2411:25 amBNE - EWR

2 stops26h 26mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,317

Thu 3/122:40 pmJFK - BNE

1 stop42h 20mCathay Pacific

Sun 3/1512:30 amBNE - JFK

1 stop33h 35mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/28

$1,358

Wed 3/116:30 pmEWR - MEL

1 stop23h 00mUnited Airlines

Sat 3/2110:30 amMEL - EWR

1 stop22h 52mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$1,377

Sat 1/315:13 pmLGA - MEL

2 stops27h 32mFiji Airways

Thu 2/262:30 pmMEL - LGA

2 stops23h 30mFiji Airways

Deal found 9/29

$1,392

Tue 2/178:00 pmLGA - MEL

2 stops44h 00mDelta

Wed 3/410:10 amMEL - LGA

2 stops24h 36mDelta

Deal found 9/27

$1,401

Wed 10/157:54 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 51mAlaska Airlines

Tue 10/219:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops34h 00mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,410

Thu 11/135:00 pmLGA - SYD

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/202:00 pmSYD - LGA

2 stops23h 01mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,344

Sun 12/76:10 pmEWR - MEL

1 stop23h 20mUnited Airlines

Sat 12/271:00 pmMEL - EWR

1 stop22h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,378

Fri 2/201:40 pmJFK - BNE

1 stop29h 50mCathay Pacific

Sun 3/112:30 amBNE - JFK

1 stop26h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/27

$1,408

Wed 10/158:24 pmJFK - SYD

2 stops32h 21mAlaska Airlines

Tue 10/219:40 pmSYD - JFK

2 stops25h 03mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,415

Mon 3/1611:30 amLGA - BNE

2 stops30h 15mAir Canada

Thu 3/199:45 amBNE - LGA

2 stops23h 18mAir Canada

Deal found 9/29

$1,579

Tue 2/35:13 pmLGA - MEL

2 stops27h 32mFiji Airways

Sat 2/282:30 pmMEL - LGA

2 stops23h 30mFiji Airways

Deal found 9/29

$1,442

Fri 11/282:53 pmLGA - BNE

1 stop24h 37mQantas Airways

Tue 12/99:40 amBNE - LGA

1 stop20h 24mQantas Airways

Deal found 9/29

$1,628

Sun 11/912:25 amEWR - SYD

2 stops50h 55mTurkish Airlines

Wed 11/269:15 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops41h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,648

Fri 1/303:20 pmLGA - MEL

2 stops26h 10mUnited Airlines

Sun 2/151:00 pmMEL - LGA

2 stops24h 18mUnited Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,378

Sun 1/1111:00 pmJFK - MEL

1 stop27h 15mEmirates

Thu 1/2211:55 pmMEL - JFK

2 stops35h 00mEmirates

Deal found 9/28

$1,717

Tue 12/29:25 pmJFK - MEL

2 stops42h 35mDelta

Sun 12/2110:10 amMEL - JFK

2 stops29h 42mDelta

Deal found 9/28

$1,566

Mon 11/1010:59 amLGA - BNE

3 stops31h 56mMultiple Airlines

Mon 11/178:20 amBNE - LGA

2 stops29h 21mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,437

Thu 10/165:57 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops34h 48mAlaska Airlines

Thu 10/239:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops35h 49mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$1,440

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Sun 10/121:55 amJFK - BNE

1 stop30h 30mCathay Pacific

Sun 10/2612:30 amBNE - JFK

1 stop33h 35mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/29

$1,277

Sun 10/121:55 amJFK - BNE

1 stop30h 30mCathay Pacific

Wed 11/1212:30 amBNE - JFK

1 stop33h 35mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/28

$1,298

Thu 10/162:50 pmJFK - MEL

1 stop41h 25mCathay Pacific

Wed 10/298:40 amMEL - JFK

1 stop26h 25mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/28

$1,275

Mon 10/202:50 pmJFK - MEL

1 stop41h 25mCathay Pacific

Sun 11/23:35 pmMEL - JFK

1 stop36h 25mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/29

$1,326

Mon 10/202:50 pmJFK - MEL

1 stop41h 25mCathay Pacific

Mon 11/312:45 amMEL - JFK

1 stop27h 15mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/28

$1,331

Mon 10/206:20 pmEWR - MEL

3 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/62:15 pmMEL - EWR

3 stops35h 19mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/27

$1,492

Mon 10/2011:37 amJFK - BNE

2 stops32h 58mMultiple Airlines

Sun 11/211:20 amBNE - JFK

2 stops33h 09mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,376

Tue 10/219:00 amJFK - SYD

1 stop39h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 10/282:15 pmSYD - JFK

2 stops30h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$1,177

Thu 10/231:55 amJFK - BNE

1 stop30h 30mCathay Pacific

Tue 11/412:10 pmBNE - JFK

1 stop38h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 9/30

$1,378

Fri 10/247:54 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 51mAlaska Airlines

Sun 11/29:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops33h 45mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,164

Fri 10/247:54 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 51mAlaska Airlines

Thu 11/69:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops36h 49mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,174

Fri 10/247:54 pmEWR - SYD

2 stops32h 51mAlaska Airlines

Fri 11/79:40 pmSYD - EWR

2 stops48h 19mAlaska Airlines

Deal found 9/30

$1,196

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Mon 12/87:00 amEWR - SYD

3 stops57h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$520

Thu 2/191:35 amJFK - MEL

1 stop30h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/29

$531

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3 stops54h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 9/28

$601

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Price

New YorkBrisbane

LGA - BNE

LGABNE

New York LaGuardia

Thu 2/19

5:02 pm-10:10 am

2 stops26h 08m

Brisbane

Thu 3/5

11:25 am-10:00 pm

2 stops25h 35m

$1,286

New YorkSydney

LGA - SYD

LGASYD

New York LaGuardia

Tue 10/28

7:03 pm-12:45 pm

2 stops26h 42m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 11/4

2:10 pm-9:56 pm

2 stops23h 46m

$1,309

NewarkBrisbane

EWR - BNE

EWRBNE

Newark

Tue 2/3

4:59 pm-10:10 am

2 stops26h 11m

Brisbane

Tue 2/24

11:25 am-10:51 pm

2 stops26h 26m

$1,317

New YorkBrisbane

JFK - BNE

JFKBNE

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 10/21

2:50 pm-11:05 am

1 stop30h 15m

Brisbane

Mon 11/17

12:30 am-12:00 pm

1 stop26h 30m

$1,329

New YorkSydney

LGA - SYD

LGASYD

New York LaGuardia

Thu 11/13

5:00 pm-1:00 pm

2 stops28h 00m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 11/20

2:00 pm-9:01 pm

2 stops23h 01m

$1,344

New YorkBrisbane

JFK - BNE

JFKBNE

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 3/12

2:40 pm-11:00 pm

1 stop42h 20m

Brisbane

Sun 3/15

12:30 am-8:05 pm

1 stop33h 35m

$1,358

NewarkMelbourne

EWR - MEL

EWRMEL

Newark

Sun 3/8

6:30 pm-8:30 am

1 stop23h 00m

Melbourne

Sat 3/21

10:30 am-6:22 pm

1 stop22h 52m

$1,377

NewarkMelbourne

EWR - MEL

EWRMEL

Newark

Wed 3/11

6:30 pm-8:30 am

1 stop23h 00m

Melbourne

Sat 3/21

10:30 am-6:22 pm

1 stop22h 52m

$1,377

NewarkMelbourne

EWR - MEL

EWRMEL

Newark

Sun 12/7

6:10 pm-9:30 am

1 stop23h 20m

Melbourne

Sat 12/27

1:00 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop22h 10m

$1,378

New YorkMelbourne

LGA - MEL

LGAMEL

New York LaGuardia

Fri 1/30

3:20 pm-9:30 am

2 stops26h 10m

Melbourne

Sun 2/15

1:00 pm-9:18 pm

2 stops24h 18m

$1,378

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How long is the flight to Australia?

On average, a flight from New York to Australia takes 31 hours 50 minutes. Flights to Australia from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Australia?

Users looking for the lowest fares to Australia should consider flying on Monday mornings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travelers will want to avoid Friday at noon, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Australia?

The most popular airlines flying from New York to Australia are United Airlines, Qantas Airways and Delta.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Australia?

The cheapest airlines flying from New York to Australia are Delta, Fiji Airways and United Airlines.

Rainfall in Australia by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Australia ranges from 2.0 - 5.1 inches per month. March is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 5.1 in. September is typically the driest time to visit Australia when rainfall is around 2.0 in.

Temperature in Australia by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Australia, 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 71.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 51.8 F).

What are the most popular places to fly to in Australia?

The most popular places in Australia to fly to are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns.

Reviews of airlines servicing Australia

See what other customers who have flown with Delta, Qantas Airways, and United Airlines to Australia have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Overall it was good on the flight. Before the flight with checking the bag at JFK was a nightmare. It took way too long and the Delta concierge was very rude to everyone. But other than that it was fine.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

910 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,931 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

American Airlines

7.2

Good

10,000 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

Air Canada

7.1

Good

10,000 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,964 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kymberlee,Oct 2024

JFK - ATL

FAQs about flying to Australia

Can I find cheaper flights to Australia if I am willing to have layovers?
Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Australia on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Australia?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Philippine Airlines is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Australia.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia?
Adelaide is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia. One-way flights to Adelaide typically cost $34, while round-trip flights cost around $41.
How much is a round-trip flight to Australia?
A round-trip flight to Australia will typically cost around $310, however they can be found for as little as $72.
Where does the fastest flight to Australia depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Australia, Binghamton Broome County offers the quickest one-way flight (6 hours 31 minutes).
Which airport is closest to Sydney Chinatown?
If being close to Sydney Chinatown is important to you, you’ll want to land at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.
Does Sydney Kingsford Smith have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Sydney Kingsford Smith can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Sydney Kingsford Smith?
Yes. Sydney Kingsford Smith has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Aerotel Sydney - Inside International Terminal Airport is the closest property to Sydney Kingsford Smith (0.0 mi away from Sydney Kingsford Smith).

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What are the most popular places to fly to in Australia?

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The most popular places in Australia to fly to are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns.

Reviews of airlines servicing Australia

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FAQs about flying to Australia

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