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Find cheap flights from Queenstown to Australia from $158

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Queenstown to Australia departing on 7/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Sydney
Sydneydirect$459
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$716
Perth
Perth1 stop$1,105
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$507
Maroochydore
Maroochydore2 stops$1,045

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$158
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (22% more expensive on average)
Flight from Queenstown to Melbourne

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Australia from Queenstown is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers 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 to Australia with an airline and back to Queenstown with another airline.

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

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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 $305 one-way - $297 round-trip; Melbourne $222 one-way - $160 round-trip; Sydney $269 one-way - $216 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 15% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 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.
7.7
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 680 reviews
7.6comfort
8.0boarding
8.4crew
6.8entertainment
6.8food
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2024BNE - MEL
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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

a constant reminder that you need to work harder so you can avoid this airline

For some reason the cabin was kept very cold. Unlike my flight over which i would say was excellent this was a long, cold flight home.

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.

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

The price difference/saving isn't sufficient to compensate the experience difference, don't recommend unless flight is under 3 hours. Huge queues for check in and the priority lane of other ailines blocked checked in Jetstar passengers from proceeding through to screening. Gate change to a "dungeon gate" that didn't have toilets in the vicinity. 45minute delay in boarding, no updates or explaination, let alone apology for any inconvenience. 1 scanner working for a full fight to board, no coordination. Loaded on to crowded buses to get on the plane in the middle of the tarmac, up stairs with no explaination. 4 bus trips. No system for boarding in sections. Over an hour late departing. Nothing complimentary, not even water or in-flight music. Pay wave not available and no cash sales. Staff onboard were friendly and professional.

Flight was delayed by 1 hour, we board then had to sit on the tarmac for another hour before take off. The flight was fine but again another delay with the baggage which took another hour to appear on the carousel.

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

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Recent return flight deals

7/6Fri
directJetstar
3h 15mZQN-SYD
15/6Sat
directJetstar
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$459
15/5Wed
directJetstar
3h 15mZQN-SYD
31/5Fri
directJetstar
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$498
2/9Mon
direct
3h 15mZQN-SYD
5/9Thu
1 stop
22h 50mSYD-ZQN
$570
21/5Tue
1 stop
14h 10mZQN-OOL
4/6Tue
direct
3h 20mOOL-ZQN
$594
7/6Fri
directVirgin Australia
3h 20mZQN-SYD
15/6Sat
directVirgin Australia
3h 00mSYD-ZQN
$605
5/9Thu
directVirgin Australia
3h 20mZQN-SYD
27/9Fri
1 stopVirgin Australia
7h 10mSYD-ZQN
$649
7/6Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
27h 15mZQN-SYD
15/6Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
22h 40mSYD-ZQN
$659
7/6Fri
directAir New Zealand
3h 20mZQN-SYD
15/6Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
22h 40mSYD-ZQN
$668
7/6Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
18h 45mZQN-SYD
15/6Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
16h 35mSYD-ZQN
$1,027
23/5Thu
directQantas Airways
3h 30mZQN-MEL
27/5Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
13h 40mMEL-ZQN
$1,105

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Recent one-way flight deals

7/6Fri
directJetstar
3h 25mZQN-MEL
$158
3/5Fri
directJetstar
3h 25mZQN-MEL
$161
14/6Fri
1 stop
22h 35mZQN-SYD
$260
14/6Fri
1 stop
22h 35mZQN-SYD
$261
26/8Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
23h 40mZQN-MEL
$272
10/9Tue
1 stopVirgin Australia
15h 25mZQN-SYD
$280
2/9Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
23h 50mZQN-SYD
$283
5/9Thu
1 stopVirgin Australia
23h 55mZQN-SYD
$288
9/5Thu
directQantas Airways
3h 15mZQN-SYD
$342
23/5Thu
directQantas Airways
3h 15mZQN-SYD
$343

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Last minute flights from Queenstown to Australia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

27/4Sat
multi-stop
18h 40mZQN-SYD
5/5Sun
direct
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$669
26/4Fri
multi-stopJetstar
12h 45mZQN-SYD
27/4Sat
directJetstar
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$688
27/4Sat
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18h 40mZQN-SYD
5/5Sun
direct
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$699
26/4Fri
multi-stopJetstar
16h 40mZQN-SYD
27/4Sat
directJetstar
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$790
26/4Fri
directJetstar
3h 15mZQN-SYD
27/4Sat
directJetstar
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$863
26/4Fri
direct
3h 20mZQN-SYD
27/4Sat
direct
2h 55mSYD-ZQN
$881
27/4Sat
multi-stop
19h 10mZQN-SYD
5/5Sun
multi-stop
14h 15mSYD-ZQN
$901
27/4Sat
directQantas Airways
3h 15mZQN-SYD
5/5Sun
directQantas Airways
3h 05mSYD-ZQN
$1,115
27/4Sat
multi-stopQantas Airways
14h 45mZQN-SYD
5/5Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
16h 40mSYD-ZQN
$1,209
26/4Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
27h 25mZQN-SYD
27/4Sat
multi-stopAir New Zealand
14h 15mSYD-ZQN
$1,555

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Queenstown - Australia Flights

Departure:

Queenstown (ZQN)New Zealand

Return flight deals:

Australia - Queenstown

Cabin classes:

$829
$124