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2016
27
July
Vancouver to Sydney, Australia and other Australian cities - $919 to $978 CAD roundtrip including taxes

Australia

Air New Zealand is showing flights from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia and other cities in Australia for $919 to $978 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

This is about 25% below the typical best roundtrip prices from Vancouver to Sydney, and up to 55% below the best typical price to places like the Gold Coast, which are usually really expensive to get to.

If you've been waiting for a flight to Australia (or New Zealand), today would be a very good day to strike.

Availability for travel

September 2016 to May 2017

Remember that Australia and New Zealand's seasons are reversed from ours.

August is winter.
September/October/November is spring
December/January/February is summer
March/April/May is fall.

How to find and book these flights

1. Go to Expedia

Search for a flight from Vancouver to Sydney, Australia (SYD)

Sydney, Australia:

Through Expedia

Aug 9 or 10 to Aug 24 - $919
Aug 16 to Aug 29 or 30 - $919
Aug 23 or 24 to Sep 6 or 7 - $919
Aug 29 or 30 to Sep 13 or 14 - $954
Sep 2016, Wed to Wed dates - $919
Oct 2016, Wed to Wed dates - $954
Nov 2016, Wed to Wed dates - $950
Jan 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $978
Feb 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $978
Mar 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $950
Apr 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $950
May 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $950

Try Tue to Wed and Wed to Wed dates in Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr/May 2017.

Update: It looks to be only August, September, and November dates remaining now. Some examples...

Aug 9 to Aug 24
Sep 7 to Sep 20
Sep 12 or 13 to Sep 27 or 28
Nov 7 or 8 to Nov 22, 23, or 24



Gold Coast, Australia (OOL)

Through Expedia

Try the same dates from the Sydney list above. There are flights for as low as $927 CAD roundtrip, which is nearly half the typical bottom roundtrip price. Flights to the Gold Coast are usually a lot more expensive than to other places in Australia.

There are also a few showing on the Air New Zealand website for $892 CAD roundtrip including taxes. Use the 3 day flexible date search.

Try:
Aug 10 to Aug 24
Aug 24 to Sep 6 or 7
Sep 7 to Sep 20 or 21
Sep 12 to Sep 27
Sep 17 to Oct 4

Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia

Through Expedia

Try Wed to Wed dates between August 2016 and May 2017. You may find flights in the low to mid $900s roundtrip.

Directly through the Air New Zealand website ...

Melbourne:
Aug 9 or 10 to Aug 24 - $903
Aug 16 to Aug 29 or 30 - $938
Aug 23 or 24 to Sep 6 or 7 - $903
Sep 6 or 7 to Sep 20 or 21 - $903
Sep 13 to Sep 27 or 28 - $903
Nov 5 to Nov 16 - $953
Nov 7 or 8 to Nov 22 or 24 - $973

Brisbane:
Aug 9 or 10 to Aug 24 - $915
Aug 16 to Aug 29 or 30 - $950
Aug 23 or 24 to Sep 6 or 7 - $915
Sep 6 or 7 to Sep 20 or 21 - $915
Sep 13 to Sep 27 or 28 - $915
Nov 7 or 8 to Nov 22, 23, or 24 - $985

Auckland, New Zealand

Through Expedia

Aug 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $908 through Momondo
Sep 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $908 through Momondo
Oct 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $1017
Mar 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $1015
Apr 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $981
May 2017, Wed to Wed dates - $1017

Try Wed to Tue and Wed to Wed dates in Jan/Feb/Mar/Apr/May 2017 for flights in the low $1000s.

Or try the following dates on Momondo

Nov 1 to Nov 16 - $908
Nov 9 to Nov 23 - $937
Nov 6 to Nov 24 - $987
Nov 13 to Dec 1 - $958
Nov 21 to Dec 5 - $937
Nov 28 to Dec 12 - $937


Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Through the Air New Zealand website ...

Dec 3 to Dec 16 - $831
Dec 9 or 10 to Dec 23 - $831
Dec 30 to Jan 13 - $843
Jan 6 or 7 to Jan 20 - $831
Jan 13 or 14 to Jan 27 - $831
Jan 20 or 21 to Feb 3 - $831
Jan 27 or 28 to Feb 10 - $831
Mar 2017 - Fri or Sat to Fri dates - $911
Apr 2017 - Sat to Fri dates - $871
May 2017 - Sat to Fri dates - $831

screenshot from Expedia.ca



Update 7/28 - The Air New Zealand flights in the $900s roundtrip (including taxes) from Vancouver to a variety of cities in Australia and New Zealand are back again today. They are available for travel throughout 2016 and 2017.

Scroll up to the beginning of this blog post, and try starting with dates from the lists above, but instead of searching on Expedia, you may want to try searching on Momondo.

screenshot from Momondo.ca



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March
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