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Australian airline Qantas is running a seat sale from London, with return flights to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane and Auckland starting at a super-low £499, including most taxes & charges (the next cheapest is c. £600). There’re also flights to Christchurch and Auckland (in New Zealand) for £519.
The deals on flights departing from London Heathrow between now and 23 June 2009. There is still good availability at the moment, but the sale ends this 2 June, so you'll have to be quick.
How to find 'em
The flights are available direct through Qantas, but for a more advanced search you can use screenscraper Kayak*. Enter your trip details and it’ll zip them to scores of normal airlines, including Qantas, to find the cheapest.
If you don’t mind when you fly, there’s a quick way to get an idea which dates are available. On the Kayak homepage, enter London to Sydney (or the whichever destination you're looking for).
A box of ‘best fares’ should then appear on the right hand side. If you flick through the months, it should be clear which dates have £499 flights. Just search for a flight leaving on that date, and hopefully the cheap fare will still be available.
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Don't assume it’s automatically cheapest though Always compare it to the results from the Cheap & Free Flights guide
This deal was originally spotted by MoneySaver Jeff121, and this post was inserted to give everyone the full lowdown. Thanks for the fantastic find!
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"Use the Walkabout fare to travel to one of 5 Australian, 4 New Zealand or 2 Far East destinations. Experience Australia from £499, New Zealand from £519, or Bangkok and Singapore from £399.
Travel for departure between 22 May to 23 June 2009.
Sale ends 2 June 2009!
Prices are correct as at 22 May 2009"
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If you fancy a trip to Sydney later in the year, then Etihad (UAE's airline) will take you there and back for £494 between 01/09 and 30/11. The offer's only on until the 28th May, so it'll require some quick booking!
If you miss out, I'm sure there'll be another Australia deal soon ... flights were about £420 back in March (and New Zealand under £400) and there seem to be constant bargains.
I was wondering if any of you guys out there could help me, my family are all planning on going to Sydney for Christmas this year, including New Year.
However I know you moneysavers are really good at knowing your bargains, so does anyone know when would be the best time to book? We don't need accommodation as staying with family, so its just flights. I really dont wanna pay tooo much, after all it isn't exactly at the best time of year what with it being Oz summer.
Keep an eye on the flights EVERY DAY. Last weekend, our flights went up by £300 in one day so worth checking every day and booking when you do spot a good deal.
I really dont wanna pay tooo much, after all it isn't exactly at the best time of year what with it being Oz summer.
BUT it is the best time of year!
Watching the start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht race on Boxing day in shorts and a T shirt was great and we went to the beach later. Beats Turkey Sarnies and watching the rain in the UK.
Demand is high for flights to Aus at Christmas and New year.
The only way to make it slightly cheaper is to fly on the slightly lower demand days which are 24/25th December outbound or 31st December inbound.
hi I have just been in touch with Etihad and there was no sale? the cheapest return flight I could find was 820? did you mean you could get flight for 494 exclu tax? I am trying to plan a year out to oz and want to leave in oct - do you think it is worth my while hanging on in the hope quantas have another sale for this time of year?
both myself and my parter are look to go to Aus next year March/April/May for 4 weeks... from what iv seen were likely to get the best deal much closer to the time of departure? in a sale... not booking way ahead...?
both myself and my parter are look to go to Aus next year March/April/May for 4 weeks... from what iv seen were likely to get the best deal much closer to the time of departure? in a sale... not booking way ahead...?
Same here - my wife and I are planning a 3-4 week trip in Jan - My wife wants to book asap but I have been reading about all the sales and how airlines are trying to lure people over there so I'm inclined to hang on and see if we can get a bargain - however if we dont get a deal it will be a very quiet flight out there!
Leaving on 28th Dec seems to be cheaper but not sure if I can make at the mo.
hi I have just been in touch with Etihad and there was no sale? the cheapest return flight I could find was 820? did you mean you could get flight for 494 exclu tax? I am trying to plan a year out to oz and want to leave in oct - do you think it is worth my while hanging on in the hope quantas have another sale for this time of year?
Etihad Sale You are probably to late to get the dates you might want, but have a go.
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hi I have just been in touch with Etihad and there was no sale? the cheapest return flight I could find was 820? did you mean you could get flight for 494 exclu tax? I am trying to plan a year out to oz and want to leave in oct - do you think it is worth my while hanging on in the hope quantas have another sale for this time of year?
I got the details of the sales from here. The maximum stay is 3 months, so if you're going for a year then it won't help. I've just tried 12th Sept to 20th Sept and it comes back at £494 inc tax ... couldn't find much in October.
Hi Guys, some help would be greatly appreciated since you lot seem to know what you're talking about!
I'm going to see friends in Adelaide at the end of the year and i've booked a month off work so i'm going to have a few weeks with them and then a few weeks in thailand before coming back. Since this is a few stops planning flights seems to be a nightmare. I went on kayak.co.uk and just put in all destinations lhr-adelaide-bangkok-lhr and the price came to over £3400 which is a joke, so i then tried individual prices and got the following:
Cathay Pacific - LHR to Adelaide £508 (25/12/09)
Singapore Air - Adelaide to Bangkok £396 (10/1/10)
Kuwait Air - Bangkok to LHR £334 (28/1/10)
Which works out at £1238 which is a lot cheaper but i'm not sure about flying with these airlines or if there is a better overall option that i'm missing.
over the last several years, Emirates have consistently been the cheapest. another benefit is it's almost halfway to Perth, so you avoid a 13 hour flight to Asia. I booked in February, for flights in July, and was around £500 each.
Whatever you do, flying late December - early Jan is always going to be expensive. It's viciously expensive if you fly just before Christmas, and slightly less just after. I've checked every possibility, and now resigned to always missing Christmas with family, unless I win the lottery.
Australia in winter is much like a typical UK summer on many days. More so the further north you go. Best time to go would be spring or autumn, unless you really want it to be hot, but it's cheap to fly there in winter, so long as you avoid our summer holiday times (July/August)
I was wondering if any of you guys out there could help me, my family are all planning on going to Sydney for Christmas this year, including New Year.
However I know you moneysavers are really good at knowing your bargains, so does anyone know when would be the best time to book? We don't need accommodation as staying with family, so its just flights. I really dont wanna pay tooo much, after all it isn't exactly at the best time of year what with it being Oz summer.
Thanks in advance if any of you guys can help
keep looking theres no cheapies at the moment. Looking at £1300 min for an adult according to kayak
hi I have just been in touch with Etihad and there was no sale? the cheapest return flight I could find was 820? did you mean you could get flight for 494 exclu tax? I am trying to plan a year out to oz and want to leave in oct - do you think it is worth my while hanging on in the hope quantas have another sale for this time of year?
May be a good idea to have a look at a round the world trip ticket as you might get all your transfers between Oz cities included in a fairly cheap ticket.
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Australia flights £499 & New Zealand £519
I was wondering if any of you guys out there could help me, my family are all planning on going to Sydney for Christmas this year, including New Year. 
You are probably to late to get the dates you might want, but have a go. 
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