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2018
13
August
Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $798 to $875 CAD roundtrip | 2019 dates available
13
August
Qantas has once again dropped the price of their flights from Vancouver to cities in Australia, this time down to between $798 and $875 CAD roundtrip.
And this time there are 2019 dates available.
You can find these flights departing from Victoria (YYJ) for about $67 more.
You can also turn these into 2-in-1 trips and visit both Australia and San Francisco (or Los Angeles), for about the same price (instructions below).
You can also look at flying into one Australian city, but home from another, for about the same price (instructions below).
Availability for travel
August, September, October, November, first half of December 2018
February, March, April 2019
How to find and book this deal
1. Try a Google Flights search like this one...
Google Flights: Vancouver to Sydney, Australia (SYD)
^^^ look for the dates that are $924 roundtrip
Google Flights: Vancouver to Brisbane, Australia (BNE)
^^^ look for the dates that are $922 roundtrip
Google Flights: Vancouver to Melbourne, Australia (MEL)
^^^ look for the dates that are $908 roundtrip
- click on the departure date box to open up the calendar view and browse for cheap date combinations
- look for the dates that are somewhere between $908 and $924 roundtrip.
2. Go to Skyscanner or Flighthub or Kayak
- search for a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to...
Sydney (SYD)
or
Brisbane (BNE)
or
Melbourne (MEL)
- use the same dates you found on Google Flights
- the price on Skyscanner or Flighthub will usually be around $75 to $150 cheaper than what you see on Google Flights.
NOTE: The first search result on Skyscanner or Flighthub may not always be the best flights. Check out the different options on the first page of the results.
You may also want to try using the filters on either site to narrow it down to flights that are only 1 stop each way, if they're available for a low price.
screenshot from Skyscanner
screenshot from Flighthub
You can also turn these into 2-in-1 trips, and visit both Australia *and* San Francisco, for a similar price
1. First, try finding a normal roundtrip flight to Australia, using the Google Flights links above.
For example, let's say you found a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD), from Feb 13 to Feb 27.
2. Now go to Flighthub or Kayak
- Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'
3. Search for a flight like this one:
Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to San Francisco (SFO)
San Francisco (SFO) to Vancouver (YVR)
- For the first and last legs of the journey, use the dates from the normal roundtrip flight that you found on Google Flights.
- You can play around with the middle date to give yourself more or less time in Sydney vs San Francisco.
For example, here is a screenshot from Kayak of Feb 13 to Feb 24 to Feb 27.
You can also try Los Angeles instead of San Francisco.
You can also look at flying into one Australian city, but home from another, and keeping the price the same
1. First, try finding a normal roundtrip flight to Australia, using the Google Flights links above.
For example, let's say you found a flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD), from Feb 13 to Feb 27.
2. Now go to Flighthub or Kayak
- Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'
3. Search for a flight like this one:
Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Brisbane (BNE) to Vancouver (YVR)
- Try the dates from the normal roundtrip flight that you found on Google Flights.
For example, here is a screenshot from Kayak of Feb 13 to Feb 27.
You'll notice the flight from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE) is not included.
You can try a multi-city search on Kayak that includes the flight between the two Australian cities. It may only bump up the price by a little bit.
For example:
Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE)
Brisbane (BNE) to Vancouver (YVR)
screenshot from Kayak
It's even possible to visit multiple cities in Australia *and* Los Angeles and still keep the price under $875!
2. Change the search type from 'Roundtrip' to 'Multi City'
Try a search like this one:
Vancouver (YVR) to Sydney (SYD)
Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE)
Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Los Angeles (LAX) to Vancouver (YVR)
example dates:
Feb 13 to Feb 20 to Feb 25 to Feb 27
screenshot from screenshot from Kayak
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YVR Deals Facebook Group.
^^^ click the 'Join Group' button when you arrive.
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30
July
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30
July
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3
July
Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $980 to $996 CAD roundtrip including taxes | non-stop flights
3
July
2018
29
June
Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $949 CAD roundtrip including taxes | add San Francisco for free
29
June
2018
29
June
Vancouver or Victoria to Bilinga (Gold Coast), Australia - $937 CAD roundtrip including taxes
29
June
2018
23
January
Seattle to Auckland, New Zealand - $419 to $448 CAD roundtrip including taxes | mistake fares
23
January
2017
3
November
Vancouver to Papeete, Tahiti - $990 CAD roundtrip including taxes
3
November
2017
2
November
Vancouver to Auckland, New Zealand - $783 to $850 CAD roundtrip including taxes | Non-stop flights (Christchurch or Wellington for $20 more)
2
November
2017
30
October
Vancouver to Sydney, Australia - $918 CAD roundtrip including taxes | January travel with Air New Zealand
30
October
2017
25
September
Vancouver to Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne, Australia - $937 CAD roundtrip including taxes on Qantas | add Los Angeles or San Francisco for free
25
September
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