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Find cheap flights to South Pacific from $69

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Sydney
Sydneydirect$98
Melbourne
Melbournedirect$121
Brisbane
Brisbanedirect$147
Perth
Perthdirect$343
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$286
Adelaide
Adelaidedirect$136
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$129
Cairns
Cairnsdirect$194
Nadi
Nadi1 stop$439
Hobart
Hobartdirect$133
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$366
Canberra
Canberradirect$178
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$383
Darwin
Darwindirect$298
Maroochydore
Maroochydoredirect$138
Apia
Apia1 stop$634
Launceston
Launcestondirect$104
Townsville
Townsvilledirect$152
Wellington
Wellingtondirect$315
Proserpine
Proserpinedirect$152

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FAQs - booking South Pacific flights

  • How can I find direct flights from Australia to the South Pacific?

    Sydney and Brisbane are the closer cities to the islands of the Pacific, so these are the Australian hubs from which you’re most likely to find direct flights. For example, you can fly directly from Brisbane to Port Moresby Airport (POM) with Qantas or Virgin. Meanwhile, Aircalin offers direct flights from Sydney to Noumea Airport (NOU).

  • Which airlines offer the fastest routes to French Polynesia?

    As the farthest island chain away from Australia, French Polynesia inevitably comes with longer flight times. However, you can find relatively short, single-stop itineraries departing from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with Qantas, Air New Zealand and Air Tahiti Nui. Flights departing from Cairns and other major Australian hubs will be longer, as they generally include an extra stop in Brisbane or Sydney.

  • How can I secure good flight deals from Australia to the South Pacific?

    When visiting the South Pacific from Australia, it’s all about planning ahead. Some of the smaller islands have limited flights, so booking a few months in advance will get you the best possible deal. If you’ll be island-hopping, it’s also helpful to plan your itinerary so that you’re flying into and out of major hubs like Papeete or Nadi. These major tourist hubs often attract great flight deals from Australia.

  • Which visa do Australians need to visit the South Pacific?

    Australian citizens can visit islands like Lord Howe without a visa or passport, as it is part of Australia. No visa is generally required for islands within Polynesia and Micronesia. However, you will need a valid passport with blank pages. For American Samoa, you will need a visa waiver, which you can obtain online. If you will be visiting multiple islands, it’s important to double-check the visa and general entry requirements for each.  

  • How long is the flight to South Pacific?

    An average direct flight from Australia to South Pacific takes 3h 05m, covering a distance of 2694 km. The most popular route is Sydney - Melbourne with an average flight time of 1h 30m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to South Pacific?

    The cheapest ticket to South Pacific from Australia found in the last 72 hours was $41 one-way, and $99 round-trip. The most popular route is Sydney Kingsford Smith to Melbourne and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $99.

  • Which airlines fly to South Pacific?

    Qantas Airways, Emirates & Air New Zealand fly the most frequently from Australia to South Pacific.

  • What are the most popular destinations in South Pacific?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Melbourne (30% of total searches to South Pacific). The next most popular destinations are Sydney (13%) and Coolangatta (9%). Searches for flights to Cairns (8%), to Brisbane (8%) and to Perth (7%) are also popular.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Pacific

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Pacific flight deals.
  • If you’re planning on visiting Bora Bora, Samoa, French Polynesia or any of the other tropical gems in the Polynesian Islands, it’s best to fly into Papeete’s Tahiti Faa'a International Airport (PPT) from Australia. From here, you can reach the other islands by boat.
  • While many surfers flock to famous spots like Tahiti and Vanuatu, you’ll find quieter surf in the Solomon Islands. Brisbane Airport (BNE) is the recommended Australian airport to depart from, as you can find plenty of fast, direct flights at great prices.
  • If you’ll be visiting Fiji on your South Pacific trip, you’ll find plenty of direct flights from Australia’s major east coast hubs of Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) and Brisbane. The airlines to look for are Qantas, Virgin and Fiji Airways.
  • If the hot springs, rainforest and Mt. Yasur Volcano of Tanna are calling you, keep in mind that flights from Australian hubs like Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne generally all come with a stop at Port Vila Bauerfield Airport (VLI). This can make the total transit time quite long, so it may be worth breaking up the trip by enjoying a few days in Port Vila before heading off to Tanna.
  • If you’re keen to relax on a quieter island like Palau, keep in mind that you generally won’t find daily flights. For Palau, look for flights with Qantas and China Airlines and be prepared to book ahead since flights are limited.
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Top 5 airlines flying to South Pacific

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to South Pacific? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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RexOverall score based on 25 reviews
6.3entertainment
8.8boarding
8.2comfort
7.4food
9.3crew
Airline reviews

Enjoyed the comfort of the seats, slight delay to departure time but prompt takeoff and landing.

8.0 ExcellentDianne, Sept 2023MEL - SYD
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Enjoyed the comfort of the seats, slight delay to departure time but prompt takeoff and landing.

It asks about entertainment tho it’s not applicable. 10/10 for Rex 👌🏻

Not sure how to answer on the entertainment as there wasn’t any.. Comfort, I wasn’t comfortable as I was on the window side and a morbidly obese man sat in the middle and eased out into my space. I had sciatica so I wasn’t able to move much to get comfortable. Food wise I have a wheat allergy and asked if there was a gluten free option and was given a Byron bay cookie which was lovely tho it wasn’t wheat free. Not to worry. I wasn’t expecting there to be any appropriate snacks for me anyhow. The staff were very generous with the snacks and their concern for the passengers. The staff were amazing tho. Truly amazing ! One of the staff must have noticed my discomfort and helped me out to stand in the back of the plane to stretch which I really appreciated. I would fly with REX again without hesitation. Thank you very much. It was my first flight with you and I look forward to my return flight home on Tuesday. Best wishes to your company 👌🏻

All good, was a one hour flight so no food or entertainment which was expected

Rex is an underrated airline. Its my first time flying them and they were fantastic. the only things that annoyed me about my flight were things other passengers did so it was nothing i or REX could change

Really enjoyed flying with Rex the boarding and booking baggage on was easier than most. I will beat using Rex next time.

On time and a quick flight and staff vert good

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

2 of the 6 economy toilets were out of order. Drinks were not offered often enough - you have to order on-screen, which is often unavailable. Snacks and Milo ran out very early. Crew was fine but I think there was a sticking issue

So here's the rub - my flight was booked through Chatdeal even though I bought it under the Kayak umbrella. All the return flights were theoretically through Air New Zealand, however except for the initial leg from New Zealand, they were all partnered flights. So when I arrived at the airport in New Zealand they could only issue me my ticket to Fiji. Once in Fiji I had to do some serious leg work and finagling to get my ticket to Los Angeles through Fiji Air. This included a monitored covid RAT that I wasn't aware I needed to do. So I gave the score I did because of the complexity and annoyance created in the process of getting a boarding pass for my Nadi-LA flight.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

Pros: "The crew was very very attentive. Asked if we wanted water at least 4 times in the first 3 hours of the 12 hour flight before bed. (Red eye flight) They did there jobs well."
Cons: "The dinner choices have been exactly the same for many years now. It’s probably time to bring the menu up to the times again. Food wasn’t bad but it does need a refresh."

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

X class seats in row 3 with the new configuration are very poor in fact I feel 3B and 3E should no longer be considered as X class seat as there is no forward seat pocket available to these seats and greatly reduced leg room due the intrusion of the business class armrests/table module

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Estheticly the plane looks great, although the seats are way too upright. If the seats were just slightly more reclined then the comfort level would increase tenfold. I had the stiffest neck after just a short flight due to this. A nap was almost out of the question.

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

I know not directly a Virgin "thing" but I hold Virgin responsible for their subcontractors. Had to wait 45 minutes waiting for baggage at PER before the belt conveyor even started. This is unacceptable and hopefully Virgin engages with whoever to pull their fingers out. I realise PER staff are generally slow at the best of times but this was ridiculous. Maybe more seating for those waiting, a cafe in the baggage area for a light meal while we wait or at the very least a troop of dancing girls to entertain the punters while they stare at the conveyor belt start light almost willing it to fire up.

Very poor. Flight was cancelled due to captain exceeding hours. Told to fend for ourselves for 12 hours until a new flight could be done. This meant overnight accommodation in Hobart. Next plane was delayed and no food onboard. No apologies from Virgin. Extremely disappointing.

Flight was cancelled due to a mechanical fault - Virgin rebooked me on a flight 6 hours later so I cancelled and flew with another carrier

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

The service and smooth landing. Food was delicious and the staff was friendly. We arrived earlier than scheduled.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Would be better if can provide small free snacks on a long flight

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

I got to the airport earlier than I expected, and they let me change to an earlier flight with no trouble.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

Worst experience ever flying Melbourne to Phuket. 5 hours delayed! Didn’t land till 1am in the morning. Staff were rude and unhelpful

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