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Mike Avila is an Emmy Award-winning TV producer who has worked for NBC, CBS, ABC, to name just a few. He’s a published author of books such as the recent “Wolverine: Creating Marvel’s Legendary Mutant.” He also was executive producer of the SYFY Originals documentary, “Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t.”
June 20, 2024
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Airfare deals to Australia don't pop up very often, so when we see one that's worth jumping on, we want you to know about it as soon as possible — you can now score plane tickets to Sydney from several U.S. cities at massive discounts.
Some routes are available for less than $1,000 round-trip on American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Hawaiian Airlines, and the availability is unusually generous. This deal is for economy tickets, and all routes include layovers, with a few including two stops. You will get a free carry-on and checked bag with these fares.
The travel window for this sale is from September 2024 through May 2025. Departure cities include Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles and Miami.
Deal basics
Airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines
Routes: From Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles and Miami to Sydney
How to book: Browse Google Flights, then book directly with the airline
Travel dates: Availability from September 2024 through May 2025
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Sample flights
American Airlines has flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Sydney Airport (SYD) in October for less than $900 round-trip.
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However, the best availability for this deal was for flights out of Miami. Delta Air Lines is offering round-trip itineraries from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Sydney in late September for as low as $933, with a layover in Los Angeles each way.
According to Google Flights data, this is a huge discount from what this route typically sells for during this time of year.
This same itinerary was up for grabs at the same price in October and November.
We don't usually include routes with more than one stop each way, but this deal out of Charlotte was too good to not mention. You can get Delta tickets from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Sydney for only $937 round-trip.
Yes, there are stops in both Atlanta and Los Angeles each way, but that's a huge discount for this route. The example included below is a January itinerary, but you could fly this same route in November and December as well.
We found fantastic prices for flights to Australia from Dallas. Delta Air Lines has fares from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Sydney in November for $933 round-trip.
We'll end with a fare out of the West Coast. Hawaiian Airlines has tickets from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sydney (with a layover in Honolulu) starting at $833 for a round-trip ticket in the fall.
Maximize your purchase
Be sure to use a credit card that earns bonus points on airfare purchases, such as:
- American Express® Gold Card: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through amextravel.com
- The Platinum Card® from American Express: 5 points per dollar spent on airfare when booked directly with the airline or through American Express Travel (on up to $500,000 of these purchases per calendar year, then 1 point per dollar)
- Chase Sapphire Reserve®: 3 points per dollar spent on airfare
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card: 2 points per dollar spent on travel
Bottom line
Some of the ticket fares we found in this sale are unusually low. While there was lots of availability during our search, the opportunities spotlighted above won't last long. And don't forget the golden rule of scoring a good deal: The more flexible your travel plans are, the better chance you have of getting a great price.
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- The best ways to travel to Europe using points and miles
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