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2018
3
December
Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $575 to $685 CAD roundtrip

Sydney, Australia

Qantas has once again dropped the price of their flights from Vancouver to cities in Australia, this time down to between $624 and $685 CAD roundtrip including taxes.

You can also find these flights from Victoria (YYJ) for about $75 more.

Update @ 8:15 PM PST - Qantas is now showing a few *non-stop* flights from Vancouver to Sydney in January for $575 CAD roundtrip including taxes!! (see update below)

You can also turn these into 2-in-1 trips and visit both Australia and San Francisco (or Los Angeles), for about the same price (instructions below).

You can also look at flying into one Australian city, but home from another, for about the same price (instructions below).

You can also find flights from Vancouver to a few other places in Australia and New Zealand (Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Gold Coast, Christchurch) for a lot less than their usual price... ($742 to $853 roundtrip). See instructions below.

Update 12/4 - While the Qantas deal is finished, American Airlines is now showing flights from Vancouver to Australia for $703 to $813 CAD roundtrip including taxes. Certainly not as attractive as the Qantas deal, but also an unusually low price. (See update below)

Update 12/5 - The American Airlines flights are now gone as well.


Availability for travel

January (very limited), February, March, April, May, June, August, October 2019

(but it varies by city)

How to find and book this deal

1. Try a Google Flights search like this one...

Google Flights: Vancouver to Sydney, Australia (SYD)
^^^ look for the dates that are $702 roundtrip in January (very limited), March, April, May, June, August, October 2019

Google Flights: Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia (BNE)
^^^ look for the dates that are $700 roundtrip in January (very limited), February (very limited), April (very limited), August (very limited) 2019

Google Flights: Vancouver to Melbourne, Australia (MEL)
^^^ look for the dates that are $686 roundtrip in January (very limited), February, March, April, October 2019

- click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations

- look for the dates that are somewhere between $686 and $702 roundtrip.

2. Go to Skyscanner or Flighthub or Kayak

- search for a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to...

Sydney (SYD)
or
Brisbane (BNE)
or
Melbourne (MEL)

- use the same dates you found on Google Flights

- the price on Skyscanner or Flighthub will usually be around $75 to $150 cheaper than what you see on Google Flights.

screenshots from Skyscanner





screenshot from Flighthub



Update @ 8:14 PM PST - Qantas is now showing a few *non-stop* flights from Vancouver to Sydney in January for $575 CAD roundtrip including taxes!!

1. Go to Flighthub

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

Try one of the following date combinations:

Dec 31 to Jan 14, 15, 16, 17 -- $611 (non-stop on the way there, 2 hour layover on the way home)
Dec 31 to Jan 21, 24 -- $575

Jan 5 to Jan 21, 24 -- $610
Jan 7 to Jan 21, 24 -- $575
Jan 10 to Jan 21, 24 -- $575

screenshot from Flighthub



You can also turn these into 2-in-1 trips, and visit both Australia *and* San Francisco, for a similar price

1. First, try finding a normal roundtrip flight to Australia, using the Google Flights links above.

For example, let's say you found a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD), from Apr 17 to Apr 30.

2. Now go to Flighthub or Kayak

- Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'

3. Search for a flight like this one:

Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to San Francisco (SFO)
San Francisco (SFO) to Vancouver (YVR)

- For the first and last legs of the journey, use the dates from the normal roundtrip flight that you found on Google Flights.

- You can play around with the middle date to give yourself more or less time in Sydney vs San Francisco.

For example, here is a screenshot from Flighthub of Apr 17 to Apr 24 to Apr 30.



You can also try Los Angeles instead of San Francisco.

You can also look at flying into one Australian city, but home from another, and keeping the price the same

1. First, try finding a normal roundtrip flight to Australia, using the Google Flights links above.

For example, let's say you found a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD), from Apr 17 to Apr 30.

2. Now go to Flighthub or Kayak

- Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'

3. Search for a flight like this one:

Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Brisbane (BNE) to Vancouver (YVR)

- Try the dates from the normal roundtrip flight that you found on Google Flights.

For example, here is a screenshot from Flighthub of Apr 17 to Apr 30.



You'll notice the flight from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE) is not included.

You can try a multi-city search on Flighthub that includes the flight between the two Australian cities. It may only bump up the price by a little bit.

For example:

Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE)
Brisbane (BNE) to Vancouver (YVR)

screenshot from Flighthub



It's even possible to visit multiple cities in Australia *and* Los Angeles and still keep the price under $700!

1. Go to Flighthub or Kayak

2. Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'

Try a search like this one:

Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE)
Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR)

You can also try San Francisco instead of Los Angeles.

example: Apr 17 to Apr 24 to Apr Apr 28 to Apr 30

screenshot from Flighthub



You can also find flights from Vancouver to a few other places in Australia and New Zealand (Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Gold Coast, Christchurch) for a lot less than their usual price... ($742 to $853 roundtrip)

1. Try a Google Flights search like this one...

Google Flights: Vancouver to Adelaide, Australia (ADL)
^^ $817 on Google Flights, $742 on Skyscanner

Google Flights: Vancouver to Canberra, Australia (CBR)
^^ $857 on Google Flights, $767 on Skyscanner

Google Flights: Vancouver to Hobart, Australia (HBA)
^^ $855 on Google Flights, $788 on Skyscanner

Google Flights: Vancouver to City of Newcastle, Australia (NTL)
^^ $866 on Google Flights, $794 on Skyscanner

Google Flights: Vancouver to Coolangatta / Gold Coast, Australia (OOL)
^^ $871 on Google Flights, $810 on Skyscanner

Google Flights: Vancouver to Christchurch, New Zealand (CHC)
^^ $946 on Google Flights, $853 on Skyscanner

- click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations

2. Go to Skyscanner or Flighthub or Kayak

- search for a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to your destination in Australia

- use the same dates you found on Google Flights

screenshot from Skyscanner



Update 12/4 - While the Qantas deal is finished, American Airlines is now showing flights from Vancouver to Australia for $703 to $813 CAD roundtrip including taxes. Certainly not as attractive as the Qantas deal, but also an unusually low price.

1. Try a Google Flights search like this one...

Google Flights: Vancouver to Sydney, Australia (SYD)
^^^ look for the dates that are either $703 roundtrip or $1282 roundtrip in late February, March, April, May, June, late August, September, October

Google Flights: Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia (BNE)
^^^ look for the dates that are $745 roundtrip or $1330 roundtrip in March, April, late June, August, September

Google Flights: Vancouver to Melbourne, Australia (MEL)
^^^ look for the dates that are $1304 roundtrip in April (very limited), September (very limited)

- click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations

NOTE: Even though Google Flights is showing dates for $1282 to $1330 roundtrip, many of those dates are showing up for $703 to $813 CAD when you search for them on Kayak.

2. Go to Kayak

- search for a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to your destination in Australia

- use the same dates you found on Google Flights

screenshot from Kayak



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4 Responses to "Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $575 to $685 CAD roundtrip"


    Has Joshua Jury been here?
       Joshua Jury on November 30th, 2018

    Hi. These are awesome deals!
    However, when I reversed the locations (Melbourne to Vancouver) the prices were 2-3 times more. Is there anyways to find or orchestrate these deals in reverse? As much I enjoy going home, my family also like to come to Canada.

    Thanks

    Josh

    Has Anonymous been here?
       Anonymous on December 3rd, 2018

    Chris ,

    You are doing a great job !

    John

    Has Pia  been here?
       Pia on December 3rd, 2018

    On Saturday night I booked a trip for my daughter and her friend to Melbourne and Sydney February 19-March 12 for an amazing $780 pp!

    Thanks Chris!!

    Has Liam been here?
       Liam on January 22nd, 2019

    @Joshua Jury and anyone else who is interested,

    YVR deals is an excellent resource for outbound Canada flights, for the other way around, check out www.ozbargain.com.au

    I use this site to get myself home and abroad, and the other site is usually good for finding outbound Aus flights.

    YVR is invaluable!

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