£162 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to Queenstown – Compare and Save

For Sydney to Queenstown, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Queenstown back to Sydney, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Sydney to Queenstown is May, where tickets cost £259 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £385 and £352 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £457 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Queenstown, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Sydney to Queenstown were found on Jetstar (£264) and Air New Zealand (£380).

Sydney and Queenstown are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (14 flights per week), Virgin Australia (9 flights per week), and Jetstar (7 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Sydney and Queenstown historically see delays in approximately 17% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 96 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Sunday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Saturday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Qantas Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 15% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 4 and 6 direct flights that take off from Sydney and land in Queenstown, with an average flight time of 3h 00m. The most common departure time is 07:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 35 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Saturday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.