Australia domestic cheap flights
How to find cheap domestic flights within Australia
Domestic flights in Australia
If your trip to Australia means that you will be visiting more than one area of the country, it is more than likely that you will have to take a domestic flight at some point. Distances are large, and buses or trains can be painfully slow.
Domestic airlines in Australia
Getting the cheapest flight deals within Australia requires knowing which airlines exist and fly which route. The major three budget airlines are Virgin Blue, Jetstar and Tiger Airways, while Qantas (and its subsidiary Qantaslink), Rex and Skywest offer more expensive fares on more obscure routes. There are also smaller, regional operators that most travellers are unlikely to come across.
Finding the best flight deals in Australia
In order to find the best flight deals within Australia, it is usually better to book in advance – preferably when the airlines are having a sale. To find out flight times and to compare prices, Webjet.com.au should always be the first port of call. It is an excellent site, which lists the options available in a clear, easily-readable manner.
Best booking sites for Australia cheap flights
You would, however, have to be a mug to book through Webjet. It charges an AU$19.95 booking fee for each leg of the journey. It is far better used as a search engine – for the booking itself, go to the individual airline website.
Booking domestic Australia flights with a UK travel agent or round-the-world ticket
If you are planning to travel around Australia using domestic flights, it is usually cheaper to book the return flight to Australia and the domestic flight within Australia separately. But not always.
Sometimes it is cheaper to book the internal flights alongside the international flights – this is particularly the case if booking with Qantas or buying a Round The World flight ticket.
In these instances, the domestic legs can be bought for a fraction of the normal price. The permutations are far too complicated to go into here – it is best to plan this with a specialist travel agent such as Roundtheworldflights.com.
Australia domestic flight routes with Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Blue, Tiger Airways, Rex and Skywest
For the following guides, I have scoured the airline route maps. To find out about how to get to the Australian destination you wish to go to, click the link to the relevant city or town as listed below.
(This guide is a work in progress – more links coming soon)
Find cheap flights to Australian Capital Territory
Cheap flights to Canberra
Find cheap flights to New South Wales
Cheap flights to Sydney from: Regional NSW, Canberra, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia.
Cheap flights to regional NSW: Albury, Armidale, Ballina-Byron, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Coffs Harbour, Dubbo, Grafton, Griffith, Lismore, Lord Howe Island, Merimbula, Moree, Moruya, Mudgee, Narrabri, Narrandera-Leeton, Newcastle, Orange, Parkes, Port Macquarie, Tamworth, Taree, Wagga Wagga.
Find cheap flights to the Northern Territory
Cheap flights to: Alice Springs >>> Arnhem Land >>> Darwin >>> Uluru/ Ayers Rock
Find cheap flights to Queensland
Find cheap flights to South Australia
Cheap flights to: Adelaide >>> Ceduna >>> Coober Pedy >>> Kangaroo Island >>> Mount Gambier >>> Olympic Dam >>> Port Lincoln >>> Whyalla
Find cheap flights to Tasmania
Cheap flights to: Burnie >>> Devonport >>> Flinders Island >>> King Island >>> Hobart >>> Launceston
Find cheap flights to Victoria
Cheap flights to: Hamilton >>> Melbourne Avalon >>> Melbourne Essendon >>> Melbourne Moorabbin >>> Melbourne Tullamarine >>> Mildura >>> Mount Hotham >>> Portland
Find cheap flights to Western Australia
Cheap flights to: Albany >>> Argyle >>> Broome >>> Carnarvon >>> Esperance >>> Exmouth >>> Geraldton >>> Kalbarri >>> Kalgoorlie-Boulder >>> Karratha >>> Kununurra >>> Monkey Mia >>> Newman >>> Paraburdoo >>> Port Hedland >>> Perth
Travel times within Australia
Approximate flight times to other Australian cities from: Sydney, Melbourne
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