| An abundance of promotions and special offers for | | | | San Francisco. |
| cheap flights to Australia has made it much more | | | | Their planes on the Australia route are new, custom |
| affordable to vacation Down Under. Airfare to | | | | decorated with an Australian theme and feature |
| Australia, especially for travel in low season - the | | | | comfortable seating for the long flight. VAustralia's |
| month of May and August through mid-September - is | | | | website keeps up with the special offers Qantas has |
| priced favorably compared to other long-haul | | | | for cheap flights to Australia, but VAustralia does not |
| destinations like Asia and eastern Europe. | | | | offer specials for flight packages that include other |
| Non-stop flights to Australia depart from Los Angeles | | | | destinations within Australia. |
| and San Francisco. If you live in other parts of the US, | | | | Delta Airlines |
| you'll have to first fly to California. | | | | Delta began flying to Sydney in 2009. Shortly after |
| In the past few years, flights to Australia have | | | | they began service on this route, Delta entered a |
| increased as existing airlines added flights and new | | | | code-sharing agreement with the Virgin Airlines Group, |
| airlines began service on this route. This is good news | | | | VAustralia, for international flights, and its sister airline, |
| for travelers - increased competition brought the prices | | | | VirginBlue, for domestic flights within Australia. |
| of flights to Australia down. | | | | Delta SkyMiles members with Club access can use |
| When searching for the cheapest flights to Australia, | | | | VirginBlue's luxurious airport lounges when traveling |
| you'll find that airline consolidators usually have the | | | | within Australia on VirginBlue or internationally on Delta |
| lowest pricing. But, when the airlines are trying to fill the | | | | or VAustralia. |
| seats on their planes and offer a short-term special | | | | United Airlines |
| promotion, their prices can't be beat. Always check | | | | United flies to Sydney from Los Angles and San |
| pricing on the airlines that fly to Australia before buying | | | | Francisco, with connections from other cities in the |
| your tickets. | | | | United States. Infrequently United's website will |
| Airlines that fly to Australia: | | | | promote specials sales on these flights. United does |
| Qantas | | | | not fly within Australia. |
| Qantas, the airline of Australia, offers the largest | | | | Other Airlines |
| aircraft and the most flights. With daily non-stop flights | | | | Air New Zealand flies from Los Angeles and San |
| from Los Angeles and less frequent flights from San | | | | Francisco to Australia, but the flights stop in Auckland |
| Francisco, Qantas flies non-stop to Brisbane, Sydney | | | | first. This adds several hours to the total flight time to |
| and Melbourne. Qantas offers code-share flights | | | | Australia. Their pricing is very competitive. |
| operated by American Airlines from many cities in the | | | | Several Asian airlines also offer multi-stop flights to |
| United States to connect to the flights from Los | | | | Australia. These flights tend to be much more |
| Angeles and San Francisco. | | | | expensive than the non-stop flights on Qantas, |
| Qantas' website frequently features low season flight | | | | VAustralia, Delta or United. |
| deals, promotions that include a "free" flight to a city | | | | Flying East |
| within Australia, and special offers on the Aussie | | | | Travelers, for whom airplane comfort and luxury is |
| AirPass. If you are an American Airlines Aadvantage | | | | more important than price and a non-stop long-haul |
| member, you can earn mileage points by flying to and | | | | flight, should consider flying east to reach Australia. For |
| within Australia on Qantas. | | | | the most part, flying east is more expensive - but you |
| VAustralia | | | | can combine a visit to Singapore (Singapore Air has a |
| VAustralia, the newest addition to the Virgin Airlines | | | | daily non-stop flight from Newark to Singapore) or |
| Group, flies non-stop from Los Angeles to Brisbane, | | | | Dubai (Emirates offers two daily non-stop flights from |
| Melbourne and Sydney. Connecting flights are available | | | | JFK and non-stop flights from Houston, Los Angeles |
| from other US cities on Virgin America and Delta. | | | | and San Francisco) with your vacation in Australia. |
| VAustralia also offers a few flights that depart from | | | | |