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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to Sunshine Coast flights
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What is the cheapest Sydney to Sunshine Coast flight route?
Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.
The cheapest ticket to Sunshine Coast from Sydney found in the last 5 days was to Maroochydore, at $132 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Maroochydore (MCY), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $132.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Sunshine Coast?
The average price for all round-trip flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Sunshine Coast is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $211 on average. Morning departures are around 11% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Sunshine Coast is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $293.
Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
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 $1,018, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast, 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 Sydney to Sunshine Coast is February, when tickets cost $168 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $287 and $283 respectively.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to Sunshine Coast, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Sunshine Coast, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast, 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 Sydney to Sunshine Coast, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.
Which airlines fly direc between Sydney and Sunshine Coast?
Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Sydney to Sunshine Coast. They are: Qantas Airways, Jetstar and Virgin Australia. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Jetstar at $111 for a return flight to Maroochydore (MCY). On average, Jetstar offers the best prices for direct flights between Sydney and Sunshine Coast.
Which airlines fly most frequently between Sydney and Sunshine Coast?
Sydney and Sunshine Coast are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (38 flights per week), Singapore Airlines (28 flights per week), and Qatar Airways (25 flights per week).
Which cabin class options are there for flights between Sydney and Sunshine Coast?
The average price of round-trip flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.
How many flights are there between Sydney and Sunshine Coast per day?
Each day, there are between 6 and 9 direct flights that take off from Sydney and land in Sunshine Coast, with an average flight time of 1h 36m. The most common departure time is 17:00 and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Maroochydore. Each week, there are 50 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.
What’s the earliest departure time from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
The earliest flight from Sydney to Sunshine Coast departs at 07:05, landing in Maroochydore at 07:40.
What’s the latest departure time from Sydney to Sunshine Coast?
If you prefer to fly at night, the last flight from Sydney to Sunshine Coast sets off at 19:45 and lands in Maroochydore at 20:25.
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Low season | February |
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High season | December |
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7.6
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 482 reviews
8.2Crew
7.8Boarding
6.4Entertainment
7.5Comfort
6.4Food
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There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight
10.0 ExcellentSheila, Apr 2026
There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight
Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight
Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it
It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.
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.
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.
Check-in was good and efficient, Boarding was quick and easy. Didn't like the entertainment side of things requiring your phone to connect for a screen, my eyes are bad enough to use my phone more than I already do. Trip was comfortable and baggage claim was good. If coffee and tea were free, then why not a soda or juice as well, its not like its an alcoholic drink.
The flight was delayed by 45 minutes, but boarding, actual flight, and crew were great. However, there was Zero free food and only water, tea, or coffee to drink. Everything else was for sale. No onboard entertainment but it was a short flight.
Boarding took place at the front and back. Weight of luggage was unclear and cost an arm and a leg.
Flight was cancelled and the next available flight they could get me on was 18:30 that night. I was travelling up for a conference so needed to be in Brisbane by 12:00 at the latest. I had to rebook with another carrier and I've had to follow up three times about the refund for this flight. The flight I rebooked cost over $400.
Good take off and landing, but plane was old and small. Pretty normal nothing special
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.
Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.
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?
It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine
Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.
Too many passengers are bringing on too many large items as part of carry on baggage where it should be checked in. This is not the fault of Qantas but the stupid mindset passengers have now about trying to bring anything and everything on as carry on luggage where it should be checked in.
Good. BUT the Kayak app kept sending me wrong messages saying that there was a Gate change. That same thing is happening today.
Our flight was delayed twice and after we boarded it was delayed again as they were searching for a passenger's small bag. We arrived in Hobart one hour later.
Grubby plane, dirty seat & table, poor food, wait for baggage, staff ok.
Everything was spot on until boarding time . Plane was late departing by 40 min… but then they couldn’t find a tug to push us out from the terminal… we sat around for another 20 min making us just over an hour late. Apart from being late everything else was fine !!!
Delayed 50 mins. Check in was excellent, boarding was good, everything else was OK and perfectly acceptable for a budget airline. Price was excellent. I noticed this airline had two other flights to our destination cancelled so not very reliable.
The issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.
Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.
Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times
Plane was delayed both on arrival to Sydney and departure. We boarded the plane while it was in the process of being refuelled, which I am certain is against CASA regulations. Comfort for anyone over 6 foot is non existent.
My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁
They had issues with the plane prior to boarding. You could see it in the gate lounge staff. An hour after the plane was supposed to have taken off, we were still in the gate lounge, not a peep from the staff. Couldn’t seem to bring themselves to give a single verbal update. Then, they give some odd partial message verbally - plane has been downgraded. It’s not going anywhere. We need 37 people with carry on only to volunteer to go onto another flight + we’ll give you a $200 voucher - so this caused chaos, as people rushed to the desk. No mention of what those with checked baggage should do. About another 20 mins later, another lady at the desk makes a reference to going to another gate but stops mid sentence. Fed up, I approach the desk and ask if they can give some clear instructions to those that have checked baggage about what we should do. Another lady then gives a message over the PA telling those with checked baggage to go to a different gate. So we go to the new gate, spend an hour there waiting while the confusion between staff and passengers continues. Eventually board only to sit on the plane for about another hour as confused staff clearly have too many people on the plane and not enough seats. They finally figure it out and the flight leaves 3h25mins late. Things like this happen all the time I’d imagine, so you’d think dealing with it should be their bread and butter. Keep customers updated. Give clear instructions. Apologise for the delays. Not hard, but seemingly all lost on the Jetstar team that day. Pathetic.
The flight was cancelled 7 hours before it was due to fly and Jetstar said they couldn't get us on any other flight that day. We took a refund and easily booked a Virgin flight close to the time of the canvelled Jetstar flight.
Why is it so hard for Jetstar to get boarding a plane correct? In this current environment why have everyone on the plane early to just sit on the plane while they work out where their boarding system went wrong resorting to using a hand held counter to check numbers on the plane Having everyone on the plane for longer than necessary is very annoying then when arriving at the destination it takes 1/2 for ground crew handling baggage to get the bags out again this creates issues with keeping people in confined spaces longer than necessary
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