WLG - SYD

$262 Find Cheap Flights from Wellington to Sydney

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Wellington to Sydney departing on 11/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Wellington to Sydney, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
$570
Typical prices: $563-$747
Air New Zealand
Wed 3/6Wed 10/6
WLG - SYD • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$616
Typical prices: $624-$881
Air New Zealand
Tue 28/4Mon 4/5
WLG - SYD • Direct
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Air New Zealand
Cheapest • from $570 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Every day
You can fly direct with Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. Average duration is 3h 41m
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Qantas Airways
Most punctual • 89% on-time
Morning flights
Best time • Fewest delays
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Christchurch (CHC)
Cheapest • Avg $615 (return)
Christchurch (CHC)
Shortest trip • 13h 50m (one-way)
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When to book
8 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 8 weeks in advance save around 23% compared to booking last minute.
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August
Cheapest • 11% price drop
December
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Cheap Flights from Wellington to Sydney (WLG-SYD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Wellington to Sydney that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Wellington to Sydney

Wed, 3 Jun - Wed, 10 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 08:10
WLG
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SYD
13h 55m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 12:30
SYD
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WLG
16h 35m
1 stop
$570Air New Zealand
Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 6 May
Air New Zealand Logo
17:45 - 08:45
WLG
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SYD
17h 00m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 20:50
SYD
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WLG
24h 55m
1 stop
$577Air New Zealand
Fri, 15 May - Wed, 20 May
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 21:50
WLG
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SYD
17h 50m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 20:50
SYD
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WLG
24h 55m
1 stop
$582Air New Zealand
Fri, 8 May - Fri, 15 May
Air New Zealand Logo
08:45 - 18:10
WLG
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SYD
11h 25m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 21:45
SYD
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WLG
25h 50m
1 stop
$585Air New Zealand
Fri, 15 May - Wed, 20 May
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 21:50
WLG
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SYD
17h 50m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 11:05
SYD
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WLG
15h 10m
1 stop
$588Air New Zealand
Wed, 3 Jun - Wed, 10 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 08:10
WLG
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SYD
13h 55m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
18:55 - 00:10
SYD
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WLG
3h 15mdirect
$597Air New Zealand
Fri, 15 May - Wed, 20 May
Air New Zealand Logo
15:55 - 17:45
WLG
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SYD
3h 50mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 20:50
SYD
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WLG
24h 55m
1 stop
$599Air New Zealand
Tue, 28 Apr - Mon, 4 May
Air New Zealand Logo
19:50 - 08:45
WLG
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SYD
14h 55m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
18:55 - 00:10
SYD
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WLG
3h 15mdirect
$600Air New Zealand
Sat, 6 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
07:00 - 08:10
WLG
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SYD
27h 10m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 20:40
SYD
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WLG
24h 45m
1 stop
$602Air New Zealand
Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 6 May
Air New Zealand Logo
19:50 - 08:45
WLG
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SYD
14h 55m
1 stop
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18:55 - 00:10
SYD
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WLG
3h 15mdirect
$604Air New Zealand
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Wellington to Sydney flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Wellington to Sydney to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Wellington to Sydney?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Wellington to Sydney departing in June.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Wellington to Sydney?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Wellington to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Wellington to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Wellington to Sydney is August, where tickets cost $600 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $769 and $746 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Wellington to Sydney?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $672, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Wellington to Sydney?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Wellington to Sydney, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$262
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Sydney

When to book flights from Wellington to Sydney

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Wellington to Sydney based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Wellington to Sydney

  • What is the cheapest flight from Wellington to Sydney?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Wellington to Sydney was $265 for a one-way ticket and $570 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Wellington to Sydney?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Wellington to Sydney flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Wellington to Sydney?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Wellington and Sydney, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Wellington to Sydney?

    There are direct flights from Wellington to Sydney on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Wellington to Sydney, Emirates or Air New Zealand?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Wellington to Sydney are Emirates and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $766 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air New Zealand is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $658 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wellington to Sydney?

    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 Wellington to Sydney.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Wellington to Sydney?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sydney from Wellington is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Wellington to Sydney?

    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 Wellington with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Wellington to Sydney?

    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 Wellington up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Wellington to Sydney

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $466 or less one-way and $1,129 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Wellington to Sydney Kingsford Smith?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Wellington to Sydney Kingsford Smith.
Find which airlines fly direct from Wellington Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Wellington to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Friday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

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Direct returns

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Wellington

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Friday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Wellington to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wellington to Sydney. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Wellington to Sydney? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3539 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
Airline reviews

Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

10.0 ExcellentDiego, Feb 2026
MIA - DXB
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Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

I would have liked less packaged snacky stuff, more fruit. The crew was great.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Could not board flight due to visa issue and emirates staff at the airport refused to help rebook flight because it was made by another provider. It took hours of communicating with my provider and Emirates staff each of whom said it was the others responsibility. As the time passed, I was eventually told it was too late for rebooking as I needed to do this at least three hours before the flight. Emirates staff also said the would unboard me but I believe I was recorded as a no show. Our first flight from Sydney to Dubai was more cramped than other airlines which was surprising considering their reputation.

Very poor boarding experience with these remote gates and buses. Also these 777s bardy need a remodeling. Entertainment is a bit laggy. Food and crew is still among the better, but they seriously have to do something with these remote gates.

Wonderful Premium Economy experience. Felt as good as Business Class for food and entertainment. Comfortable sleeping too

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Well my expórtenle with Qantas it wasn’t that good KLM from Bs Aires was delay Santiago Chile Qantas QF 028 was still in the airport but the crew didn’t opened the door for me soo I lost my fly And I stuck in the airport 13 hrs waiting for next fly by Latam Arline My question is can I have my money back for business class

It was ok, the additional baggage charges were a bit excessive given winter is a time for skiing. To have to pay $600 extra for skis was tantamount to robbery. Airlines should consider sporting goods as baggage. Likewise, they should consider increasing the number of bags allowed on international flights to known ski destinations.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

local frequent travellers know that Jetstar’s flights between MEL and LST are turnaround flights so those in the morning tend to run on time and become delayed increasingly through the day. We observed how the staff at check in and boarding try to assist, guide and facilitate travellers - they were courteous, efficient, amiable while enforcing Jetstar’s baggage requirements. They try to speed up boarding by having passengers board from both front and back. We would take Jetstar again.

The issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.

Flight was fine with boarding starting a few minutes early. Not a fan of the crew pushing political messaging regarding indigenous naming of Brisbane city… really pushed it like I haven’t heard on Jetstar before.

The flight ticket were not reimbursed on Jan 22nd from Auckland to Wellington. Very Very dissatisfied.Please reimburse the ticket of my onward travel.

Improved experience over our last years flight when also we flew local but on an international scheduled flight. The double processing is still unwelcome i.e. by security and then by border force having to produce a licence and boarding pass repeatedly on departure and return. Obviously suits the airline rather than the local traveller. The flight and crew were good though a helper on return was offhand having to push the wheel chair did the bare minimum we felt.

Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.

Although a local trip via international flight it was fairly straight forward albeit more checks than desirable for local travel. On arrival Perth collecting luggage the trollies were hidden in one end of the long hall.

80 minute delay on departure based on two no show pax; removal of checked bags. Boarding very awkward, and waiting in terminal until specific rows called (not zones). Overhead not used for boarding, but specific staff member notifying people at the top of the stairs. Numerous people noted "this is confusing" on boarding. Seats ok, but entertainment (and food, and seat selection) all at extra cost. Smooth flight, and friendly neighbours.

Over four hours late. No entertainment without paying and same for food. Asked to check in at original time even though we were told it was going to be very late leaving. Way too long time to hang around the airport. Arriving to Sydney luggage did not arrive for an hour. Had to get staff to go and find out what was going on. All this made for a very long day and night for a eight hour flight.

I was disappointed to find that the QR code for purchasing in-flight entertainment did not function, leaving me without access to the amenities I had anticipated. (both flights)

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