$498 Find Cheap Flights from North America to Sydney

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Cheapest return fare
$1,044
Typical prices: $1,160-$1,544
Qantas Airways
Tue 3/3Mon 16/3
LAX - SYD • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$1,262
Typical prices: $1,225-$1,584
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LAX - SYD • Direct
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Cheap Flights from North America to Sydney

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from North America to Sydney that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from North America to Sydney

Tue, 3 Mar - Mon, 16 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
23:50 - 20:50
LAX
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SYD
26h 00m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
11:20 - 07:05
SYD
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LAX
13h 45mdirect
$1,044Qantas Airways
Sat, 7 Mar - Mon, 9 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
21:25 - 07:25
LAX
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SYD
15h 00mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
19:15 - 08:25
SYD
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LAX
31h 10m
2 stops
$1,045Qantas Airways
Mon, 9 Mar - Fri, 20 Mar
Fiji Airways Logo
23:35 - 12:35
LAX
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SYD
19h 00m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 13:00
SYD
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LAX
17h 00m
1 stop
$1,046Fiji Airways
Sun, 1 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 12:35
LAX
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SYD
19h 00m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 12:00
SYD
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LAX
17h 00m
1 stop
$1,048Fiji Airways
Sat, 7 Mar - Mon, 9 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
21:25 - 07:25
LAX
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SYD
15h 00mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
19:15 - 08:25
SYD
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LAX
31h 10m
2 stops
$1,051Qantas Airways
Tue, 7 Apr - Tue, 14 Apr
Air Canada Logo
14:25 - 07:20
EWR
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SYD
26h 55m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
09:20 - 16:30
SYD
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EWR
21h 10m
1 stop
$1,267Air Canada
Mon, 30 Mar - Tue, 14 Apr
Air Canada Logo
18:00 - 08:20
EWR
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SYD
23h 20m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
09:20 - 13:25
SYD
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EWR
42h 05m
2 stops
$1,269Air Canada
Sun, 8 Mar - Mon, 16 Mar
Delta Logo
06:00 - 07:25
ONT
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SYD
31h 25m
2 stops
Delta Logo
13:15 - 23:51
SYD
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ONT
28h 36m
2 stops
$1,478Delta
Wed, 25 Mar - Mon, 13 Apr
United Airlines Logo
18:37 - 09:15
ONT
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SYD
20h 38m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:20 - 12:14
SYD
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ONT
18h 54m
1 stop
$1,496United Airlines
Sun, 12 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr
United Airlines Logo
11:05 - 06:55
ONT
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SYD
26h 50m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:20 - 17:47
SYD
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ONT
24h 27m
1 stop
$1,505United Airlines
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Flights from North America to Sydney: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from North America to Sydney 
Verified travelerFlew with Air Canada
YVR
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SYD
Sept 2024
It is definitely worth it to pay to pick your seat. Having an aisle seat allows you to stretch a little.
Verified travelerFlew with WestJet
YVR
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SYD
Sept 2024
Pre book a seat that has extra leg room.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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SYD
Feb 2024
Use swimmers ear wax for ear plugs and be sure to have a good neck pillow and sleep mask

FAQs for booking flights from North America to Sydney

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from North America to Sydney?

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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sydney from North America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from North America to Sydney

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from North America to Sydney? 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.
8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 223 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.4Food
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Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
DFW - NAN
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Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

It was ok, the additional baggage charges were a bit excessive given winter is a time for skiing. To have to pay $600 extra for skis was tantamount to robbery. Airlines should consider sporting goods as baggage. Likewise, they should consider increasing the number of bags allowed on international flights to known ski destinations.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Going to Tokyo was not so good. Back to Detroit was excellent.

Check how old the airframe is, some older ones have inoperable seat back entertainment or power.

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

We love united ! We would like to acknowledge Aimee in the lounge near gate 130

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

The crew was fantastic. They were there whenever we needed. The wifi didn’t work which was brutal on an 11 hour flight. The onboard entertainment was boring. Nothing of interest

The flight was canceled the day of the flight. United says it was FAA issue, with some 35 flights canceled and more delayed.

This was one of the most frustrating travel experiences I've had to date. I had changed my flight day of to this one as it was slated to depart on time. It ended up being so delayed that my original flight took off before this one did. The boarding process began but eventually stopped and everyone had to get off the plane as a problem was identified. The person at the front desk just tried to laugh it off as if this wasn't already a huge inconvenience. From there, we eventually got to board only to sit at the gate for an additional hour because of some additional issue. This was extremely frustrating and caused a lot of stress.

Don't change gate multiple times make people run across the airport. Announce delays in a timely manner. Have maintenance crew ready. Don't delay and keep passengers on the plane for 3 hrs. on tarmac.

Food was good,crew was helpful the only issue is consider using other languages instead of only English and Arabic

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

Crew were all friendly and helpful. It was a short flight so just a beverage service with a cookie. After we were boarded the plane took about 45 minutes to leave the gate but it was New Year’s Eve so not shocking there was some delay. Overall good experience and very grateful.

Not comparable to Qatar Airways services on flights to Doha. Flight attendants provided basic services; I was never recognized by name or as an Executive Platinum member. Restrooms were not kept clean during the flight.

Flight delay was communicated before leaving for airport which caused it to be a non-event. Great flight and crew!

The flight crew was rude. We were in first class and no one even offered water until an hour after we were in the air. Horrible experience

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

Delay, after delay, after delay. It was hard as an adult travelling alone. I felt bad for the families with young children to entertain for several hours. Agents and crew performed to their usual good standard. Air Canada, never again.

Super experience. Earlier than schedule departure and arrival. Baggage handling was very good

Bad experience flying with air Canada . Seats not comfortable . Checked bag was delayed and was bought home next day by airport employee. Had to buy toiletries since bag was delayed . No compensation was even suggested . Will not fly air canada again

Flight was delayed but the real issue is how long we sat after boarding. Space very limited for an overnight flight and seatbacks didn’t recline so it was almost impossible to sleep.

I think overall both Air Canada and Air New Zealand did a good job the their flights. It is nice to have movies, music, podcasts etc to watch for the long flights. Just wish the seats were wider and had a foot rest to change my leg positions during the trips.

Boarding is a mess. The lines all jammed together and no one knows which line was for which zone. The flight was delayed and the plane taxied on tarmac for more than 30 mins before we could get off. Overall not a bad flight. But the boarding part can do better.

Due to mechanical problems our flight was cancelled after several hours. We spent many hours sitting on the aircraft with no air conditioning until being allowed to disembark. Initially the aircraft was deemed air worthy but after several more hours sitting onboard in 100 degree heat the flight was eventually cancelled. Air Canada employees were able to reschedule our return trip direct to Seattle on a different airline. This required us traveling to South Korea and waiting nearly 18 hours before our 10 hour flight. This will probably be the last flight with Air Canada.

Not enough electronic outlets for charging in the Air Canada waiting to board area but the Most important thing….the plane was booked to only 40% capacity and my row of 2 other seats were empty. My row happened to be one of the few rows that did NOT have raising arm rests. The flight attendant made effort to seat me in a different row. I needed wheelchair assistance due to a cyst on my knee and struggled to move from seat to seat to get to the row. Those 2 empty seats tormented me the entire 15+ hour flight as I had to be upright the entire flight and was not able to elevate my knee. Lots of other passengers were laying down due to the arm rest being able to retract. It is a shame that he couldn’t be gracious and find a row that I could move to.

Almost missed boarding, mass line up made me be the last person. Wish the announcement was more loud, didn’t hear what seats or zones were ready. Being last also made finding space for my roller bag. Fortunately the flight attendants made it work!

Good service was quite limited but that is due to short flight.

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