Anonymous
Post 11/15/2024 16:51     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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?
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2024 15:36     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
$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
Post 11/15/2024 15:35     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
$500 RT last summer
look for sales around now
Anonymous
Post 11/15/2024 14:25     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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
Post 11/14/2024 20:06     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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
Post 11/14/2024 19:44     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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
Post 11/14/2024 19:33     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
Just got it for $850 out of Philly for April 2025. We will drive up there from DC
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2024 19:29     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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
Post 11/14/2024 17:58     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
Google Flights has prices in July from DC for around $1100. That seems pretty good.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2024 17:58     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
Under $1,000 to Sydney
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2024 17:51     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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 $2400 return.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2024 17:43     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
That is their winter so I think flights will be reasonable in economy. Likely 800$?

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
Post 11/14/2024 17:38     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
Hard to say. Much more expensive than pre-pandemic. Think generally cheaper if you go via Canada these days.
Anonymous
Post 11/14/2024 16:46     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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
Post 11/14/2024 13:33     Subject: Good Price for Australia Flights?
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?