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Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of Brisbane
Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $189 or less one-way and $432 or less round-trip.
The cheapest flight from Brisbane to Sydney was found, on average, 85 days before departure.
Book at least 4 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is May.
You can travel to Brisbane Airport (BNE) with ease from the city centre. You can get a taxi for about A$ 50, which will take around 20min and drop you off at the front of the terminal building. You can also get the Airtrain, which costs roughly A$ 10 and takes a similar time to that of the taxi.
When you land at Sydney Airport (SYD), you can get to the city easily, but you can also get to other parts of the east coast quickly, too. For example, Campbelltown is reachable in about 30min by car, whilst Wollongong is around a 1h drive away.
When flying the Brisbane to Sydney route, you can relax at a lounge ahead of your flight. For example, Plaza Premium Lounge (where you can get complimentary food and drink) costs about A$ 60. There are also shower facilities should you want to freshen up.
FAQs for booking flights from Brisbane to Sydney
There are many airlines that offer direct flights between Brisbane and Sydney. For example, you could fly with Jetstar, Qantas Airways or Virgin Australia, which all operate a direct service. Due to the number of options available for direct routes, and the short duration of the journey, it’s unlikely that an indirect route will be of benefit to travellers.
If you have an early flight from Brisbane Airport or just want to relax ahead of your flight, you can choose to stay in a hotel at the airport. For example, ibis Brisbane Airport hotel is only about a 10min walk away from the terminal.
When you are travelling through Brisbane Airport, you won’t have any trouble finding privacy to tend to your child. With various private rooms available that have baby changing facilities, feeding chairs and microwaves, you will be all set to care for your child.
421 direct flights run between Brisbane and Sydney on a daily basis. On average, there are about 2,947 departures each week.
Qantas Airways connects Brisbane to Sydney up to 51 flights per day, followed by Air New Zealand (49 flights per day), and Singapore Airlines (48 flights per day).
The earliest flight leaves Brisbane at 05:00 and lands in Sydney at 07:35.
The last flight leaves Brisbane at 20:45 and lands in Sydney at 22:20.
All the following airlines operate direct flights between Brisbane and Sydney: American Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Southern, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Jetstar, LATAM Airlines, China Eastern, ANA, Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin Australia, and Rex.
The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Brisbane to Sydney flight route.
oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Brisbane and Sydney, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.
There are direct flights from Brisbane to Sydney on a daily basis.
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Brisbane to Sydney.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sydney from Brisbane is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Sydney with an airline and back to Brisbane with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Sydney from Brisbane up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.