Update: This deal also seems to work for Melbourne and Brisbane and from additional U.S. cities. See the Secret Flying link below for the latest.
Virgin Australia currently has a great deal on flights from either San Francisco or Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Flights for various dates in August and September, 2016 are pricing out for as low as $416 roundtrip.
To find the deal, search for flights on Momondo and then click through to book with one of the OTAs.
For more info about how to search and which dates will work, see this Secret Flying post.
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Ugh. Coach. Thanks, but no thanks!
Huge thanks! First time booking a mistake fare, if it isn’t cancelled it will be our first time to Australia. I have the email confirmations already, with e ticket numbers, when can I trust the airline won’t cancel?
I’m finding a bunch of seats in July from JFK to SYD and BNE for under $600. But my family is unenthusiastic. I can’t blame them. They’ve been to Australia and know it’s an over-rated and over-priced destination (blasphemous, but I tend to agree). It’s also not the place you want to pop into — especially if you’re flying coach — for less than 2 full weeks. I don’t really mind long haul coach flying, but even I find Australia to be a long trip from the Eastern US in coach.
That said, anyone who hasn’t visited and has the time should go and see for yourself. Try to get out of the cities, even though places like the outback are also over-rated in its own way. At least the exchange rate isn’t horrible these days.