$159 Find Cheap Flights from Queenstown to Australia

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Cheap Flights from Queenstown to Australia

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydneydirect$443
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$559
Perth
Perth1 stop$1,051
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$400
Sydney
Sydneydirect$443
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$559
Perth
Perth1 stop$1,051
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$400

Book Cheap Queenstown to Australia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Queenstown to Australia 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 Queenstown to Australia

Mon, 27 Oct - Mon, 3 Nov
Jetstar Logo
13:35 - 14:05ZQN-OOL
3h 30mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 12:35OOL-ZQN
3h 20mdirect
$400Jetstar
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Thu, 23 Oct - Wed, 29 Oct
Jetstar Logo
20:50 - 22:05ZQN-SYD
3h 15mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 11:10SYD-ZQN
2h 55mdirect
$443Jetstar
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Mon, 27 Oct - Mon, 3 Nov
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13:35 - 14:05ZQN-OOL
3h 30mdirect
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17:40 - 14:00OOL-ZQN
17h 20m1 stop
Wed, 29 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
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20:50 - 22:05ZQN-SYD
3h 15mdirect
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07:45 - 21:15SYD-ZQN
11h 30m1 stop
Thu, 5 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 15:35ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
08:00 - 13:10MEL-ZQN
3h 10mdirect
$604Virgin Australia
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Thu, 5 Mar - Tue, 10 Mar
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 15:35ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
08:00 - 13:10MEL-ZQN
3h 10mdirect
$618Virgin Australia
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Tue, 28 Oct - Tue, 4 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
14:35 - 07:55ZQN-MEL
19h 20m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
16:50 - 14:20MEL-ZQN
19h 30m1 stop
$663Air New Zealand
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Thu, 9 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct
Air New Zealand Logo
13:05 - 08:05ZQN-MEL
21h 00m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
18:55 - 12:15MEL-ZQN
15h 20m2 stops
$675Air New Zealand
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Wed, 29 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
15:30 - 20:00ZQN-MEL
6h 30m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
10:45 - 21:05MEL-ZQN
8h 20m1 stop
$725Qantas Airways
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Tue, 13 Jan - Wed, 14 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 23:15ZQN-AVV
18h 15m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 14:35AVV-ZQN
6h 35m1 stop
$732Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Queenstown to Australia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Queenstown to Australia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Queenstown to Australia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Australia from Queenstown found in the last 72 hours was to Melbourne, at $173 return. The most popular route is from Queenstown (ZQN) to Sydney (SYD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $175.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Queenstown to Australia?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $269, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Queenstown to Australia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Queenstown to Australia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Queenstown to Australia is May, when tickets cost $460 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $709 and $657 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Queenstown to Australia?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Queenstown to Australia clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Queenstown to Australia, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Queenstown, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Queenstown to Australia?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Queenstown to Australia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Queenstown to Australia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$159
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Australia flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Queenstown to Australia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Queenstown to Australia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Queenstown to Australia?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Queenstown to Australia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Queenstown to Australia with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Queenstown to Australia?

    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 from Queenstown to Australia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Australia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally at night, when retur flights cost $148 on average. Morning departures are around 19% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $252.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Australia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Queenstown to the following destinations at these prices or less: Brisbane $311 one-way - $219 round-trip; Melbourne $237 one-way - $214 round-trip; Sydney $243 one-way - $183 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Queenstown to Australia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Queenstown to Australia? 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.
7.5
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 416 reviews
6.4Food
7.7Boarding
7.5Comfort
6.4Entertainment
8.2Crew
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Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

10.0 ExcellentManish, Aug 2025MEL - SYD
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Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

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.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

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