How far in advance do cheap flight fares to Australia become available?
Bargain flights from the UK to Australia
The ‘rules’ of finding cheap flight deals from the UK to Australia are changing all the time, so the best advice is that if you see a bargain, you should take it while you can.
Flight sales to Australia
This said, nowadays there is almost always a flight sale to Australia being promoted by one airline or another. Competition is fierce and desperation to fill seats is surprisingly high.
Sale announcements and fare bargains
There’s no hard and fast rules about when the absolute bargains appear – some sales offer great prices for two or three months before travel, some for eight or nine months before travel. But if you have the luxury of planning ahead, start keeping an eye out of sale announcements and fare bargains about six months before you plan to leave for Australia. If there’s a brilliant deal (under £650 to Sydney, for example), it’s worth taking.
Price guide for UK to Australia flights
Four or five months in advance of travel is arguably the prime time for booking a flight to Australia, but it all comes down to price. As a very general rule, under £700 is pretty good, under £650 is very good and under £600 is outstanding. These prices are for flights to Sydney – it’s generally possible to find flights to Perth that are around £50 to £100 cheaper.
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