Good Price for Australia Flights?

[Anonymous]

What would you consider a good price for flights for the July-August to go to Australia? Figure economy class, with one stop in LAX or DFW. How much have folks generally paid?

[Anonymous]

It depends on when Australian school holidays are. There might be periods within your time frame that are sale blackout dates.

Try to look up the school calendar.

[Anonymous]

Hard to say. Much more expensive than pre-pandemic. Think generally cheaper if you go via Canada these days.

[Anonymous]

That is their winter so I think flights will be reasonable in economy. Likely 800$?

Ive been for Christmas ( their summer) and its $$$ and I’ll go in Feb/ March end of their summer. My dc now lives there. From SF/ LA should be about above price I mentioned.

We no longer want to go economy and it’s expensive!

[Anonymous]

From here, you have to add on the IAD to Lax/SFO flights.

$800 from SFO would be a bargain basement best sale scenario. From DC, I've typically paid $1400 to $2400 return.

[Anonymous]

Under $1,000 to Sydney

[Anonymous]

Google Flights has prices in July from DC for around $1100. That seems pretty good.

[Anonymous]

I’d be sceptical about what you see on google flights. It has shown $880 fares on American Airlines for the last couple of weeks, but these are actually mysteriously unbookable on the AA website. You might be hard pressed to find anything under $1500 if booking now. More likely to be successful in August as all states’ public schools holidays are in July.

[Anonymous]

Just got it for $850 out of Philly for April 2025. We will drive up there from DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be sceptical about what you see on google flights. It has shown $880 fares on American Airlines for the last couple of weeks, but these are actually mysteriously unbookable on the AA website. You might be hard pressed to find anything under $1500 if booking now. More likely to be successful in August as all states’ public schools holidays are in July.

OP here. This is exactly what I was looking at and running into. I tried to book the flight for $808 last night and today, and the AA website lets me add the flights but once I go to try to pay for them, they aren't bookable and it says the fares aren't available.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be sceptical about what you see on google flights. It has shown $880 fares on American Airlines for the last couple of weeks, but these are actually mysteriously unbookable on the AA website. You might be hard pressed to find anything under $1500 if booking now. More likely to be successful in August as all states’ public schools holidays are in July.

OP here. This is exactly what I was looking at and running into. I tried to book the flight for $808 last night and today, and the AA website lets me add the flights but once I go to try to pay for them, they aren't bookable and it says the fares aren't available.

This has been happening for a couple of weeks and they haven’t done anything about it. A friend called AA and didn’t get anywhere. I suggested they called again and insist on speaking to a manager, but don’t know if that would help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got it for $850 out of Philly for April 2025. We will drive up there from DC

That’s a great price! Which airline?

[Anonymous]

$500 RT last summer
look for sales around now

[Anonymous]

$500 RT last summer
look for sales around now
getting to Oz is relatively affordable but flying within the continent is expensive, that's how they get you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$500 RT last summer
look for sales around now
getting to Oz is relatively affordable but flying within the continent is expensive, that's how they get you!

Which airline and airport?