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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Queenstown

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JQ Return flights from $357
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$357
JQ,NZ Return flights from $391
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$391
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$421
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Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$433
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$436
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$442
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$458
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$459
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$470
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$471
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$535
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$845
JQ,VA Return flights from $412
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$412
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$438
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$442
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$451
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$452
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$465
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$486
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$493
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$526
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$557
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$712
NZ Return flights from $438
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$438
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$466
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$468
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$468
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$469
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$469
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$473
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$479
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$490
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$505
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$862
VA Return flights from $452
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$452
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$465
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$466
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$473
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$498
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$513
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$520
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$546
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$574
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$610
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$964
NZ,VA Return flights from $459
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$459
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$477
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$488
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$490
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$504
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$508
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$508
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$514
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$514
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$564
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$810
JQ,QF Return flights from $475
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$475
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$483
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Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$484
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$491
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$502
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$512
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$512
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$517
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$570
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$589
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$782
EK,JQ Return flights from $488
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$488
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$494
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Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$511
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$517
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$519
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$520
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$527
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$550
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$608
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$623
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$772
QF,VA Return flights from $508
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$508
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$512
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$517
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$528
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$531
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$552
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$557
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$566
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$578
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$612
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$946
EK,VA Return flights from $509
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$509
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$526
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$530
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$534
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$546
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$565
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$595
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$605
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$645
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$740
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$751
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $517
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$517
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$550
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$555
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$575
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$580
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$587
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$607
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$611
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$611
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$623
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$978
NZ,QF Return flights from $526
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$526
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$527
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$539
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$539
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$539
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$540
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$545
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$552
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$572
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$597
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$876
JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $527
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$527
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$560
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Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$568
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$572
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$579
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$616
EK,NZ Return flights from $528
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$528
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$546
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Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$547
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$552
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$561
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$564
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$572
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$581
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$590
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$632
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$855
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $553
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$553
Dep. Tue 06 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$553
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$553
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$575
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$585
Dep. Wed 18 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$586
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Mon 11 Jan$593
Dep. Wed 30 SepRet. Fri 09 Oct$599
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$658
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov$760

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Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Queenstown from United States (USA) and flights to New Zealand. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Sydney


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Sydney to Queenstown

Return fares from Sydney to Queenstown by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Jul 2026
$389
Aug 2026
$340
Sep 2026
$338
Oct 2026
$340
Nov 2026
$393
Dec 2026
$432
Jan 2027
$441
Feb 2027
$393
Mar 2027
$461

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown is September 2026, with return fares from $338 — 27% cheaper than the most expensive month (March 2027, from $461).

When Should You Fly to Queenstown?

Based on the fares we've tracked, September is typically the cheapest month to fly to Queenstown, with return fares from $338. March is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $461.

Across the year, return fares to Queenstown average around $392. If you can travel in the off-peak months of September, August and October, you'll generally pay up to 14% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Sydney to Queenstown Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to Queenstown return airfares.

July 2026
$389
August 2026
$340
September 2026
$338
October 2026
$340
November 2026
$393
December 2026
$432
January 2027
$441
February 2027
$393
March 2027
$461

Average Sydney to Queenstown Return Prices

These are the average prices for Sydney to Queenstown return airfares.

July 2026
$808
August 2026
$603
September 2026
$546
October 2026
$557
November 2026
$567
December 2026
$569
January 2027
$592
February 2027
$525
March 2027
$554
April 2027
$594

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