Australia & New Zealand

Flying to and from Australia

Australia has 46 airports in our coverage, led by Sydney (SYD) with 89 nonstop destinations. Between them they reach 40 other countries nonstop and 95 domestic airports. The most connected are China (13 airports) and New Zealand (6).

Airports in Australia, with international routes from SYD.

Airports in Australia

SYDSydneySydney · warm Jan–Dec89 destinations
BNEBrisbaneBrisbane · warm Jan–Dec67 destinations
MELMelbourneMelbourne · warm Jan–Feb62 destinations
PERPerthPerth · warm Jan–Dec39 destinations
ADLAdelaideAdelaide · warm Jan–Dec31 destinations
CNSCairnsCairns · warm all year31 destinations
DRWDarwinDarwin · warm all year18 destinations
OOLGold CoastGold Coast · warm Jan–Dec18 destinations
WTBToowoomba WellcampToowoomba10 destinations
NTLWilliamtown NewcastleWilliamtown9 destinations
CBRCanberraCanberra8 destinations
CTLCharlevilleCharleville8 destinations
HBAHobartHobart8 destinations
BEUBedourieBedourie7 destinations
BQLBouliaBoulia7 destinations
BVIBirdsvilleBirdsville7 destinations
MCYMaroochydore Sunshine CoastMaroochydore7 destinations
ULPQuilpieQuilpie7 destinations
WNRWindorahWindorah7 destinations
ASPAlice SpringsAlice Springs5 destinations
AVVGeelong/Melbourne Melbourne AvalonGeelong/Melbourne5 destinations
BUCBurketownBurketown4 destinations
CMACunnamullaCunnamulla4 destinations
CNCCoconut IslandCoconut Island4 destinations
DMDDoomadgeeDoomadgee4 destinations
LSTLauncestonLaunceston4 destinations
NTNNormantonNormanton4 destinations
OKRYorke IslandYorke Island4 destinations
ONGMornington IslandMornington Island4 destinations
PPPProserpine Whitsunday CoastProserpine4 destinations
SGOSt GeorgeSt George4 destinations
SYUSue Islet Warraber IslandSue Islet4 destinations
TSVTownsvilleTownsville4 destinations
WEIWeipaWeipa4 destinations
XMYYam IslandYam Island4 destinations
XTGThargomindahThargomindah4 destinations
AUUAurukunAurukun3 destinations
BHQBroken HillBroken Hill3 destinations
BMEBroomeBroome3 destinations
GOVNhulunbuy GoveNhulunbuy3 destinations
HTIHamilton IslandHamilton Island3 destinations
IRGLockhart RiverLockhart River3 destinations
KNXEast Kimberley Regional (Kununurra)Kununurra3 destinations
MIMMerimbulaMerimbula3 destinations
MYIMurray IslandMurray Island3 destinations
SBRSaibai IslandSaibai Island3 destinations

Where Australia connects nonstop

China 13 · New Zealand 6 · United States 6 · Japan 4 · United Arab Emirates 2 · Thailand 2 · Vietnam 2 · Philippines 2 · Canada 2 · Indonesia 2 · Vanuatu 2 · Qatar 1 · Turkey 1 · Singapore 1 · Malaysia 1 · United Kingdom 1 · India 1 · Papua New Guinea 1 · New Caledonia 1 · South Korea 1 · Hong Kong 1 · Taiwan 1 · Fiji 1 · Cook Islands 1 · Chile 1 · Norfolk Island 1 · Samoa 1 · France 1 · Italy 1 · South Africa 1 · Tonga 1 · Sri Lanka 1 · Marshall Islands 1 · Palau 1 · Kiribati 1 · Nauru 1 · Solomon Islands 1 · Brunei 1 · Mauritius 1 · Timor-Leste 1

Busiest routes from Australia

Route	Nonstop airlines	Flights a week	Cheapest fare found
Sydney to Melbourne SYD–MEL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	437	A$92
Sydney to Brisbane SYD–BNE	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	252	A$89
Melbourne to Brisbane MEL–BNE	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	204	A$124
Melbourne to Adelaide MEL–ADL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	148	A$80
Sydney to Gold Coast SYD–OOL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	147	A$69
Melbourne to Perth MEL–PER	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	118	A$206
Sydney to Adelaide SYD–ADL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	112	A$129
Melbourne to Gold Coast MEL–OOL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	97	A$89
Sydney to Perth SYD–PER	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	83	A$216
Sydney to Auckland SYD–AKL	Air New Zealand, China Eastern Airlines, Jetstar Airways, Qantas	63	A$278
Brisbane to Perth BNE–PER	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	59	A$323
Brisbane to Townsville BNE–TSV	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	46	A$183
Melbourne to Auckland MEL–AKL	Air New Zealand, Jetstar Airways, Qantas	46	A$298
Melbourne to Maroochydore MEL–MCY	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia	43	A$101
Perth to Adelaide PER–ADL	Jetstar Airways, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Virgin Australia Regional Airlines	43	A$158

Flights a week each way, all airlines, from tracked flights over the last 28 days. Fares are the cheapest one-way found for the coming months.

Flying in Australia: frequently asked questions

What is the main airport in Australia?

Sydney (SYD) in Sydney, with 89 nonstop destinations. Australia has 46 airports with scheduled flights in our coverage.

How many countries can you fly to nonstop from Australia?

40, most of all China (13 airports), New Zealand (6 airports) and United States (6 airports).

Which airlines fly the most routes in Australia?

Jetstar Airways (166 routes), Qantas (129 routes) and Rex Airlines (129 routes).

What is the busiest route from Australia?

Sydney to Melbourne (SYD–MEL), with about 437 flights a week each way in the last 28 days of tracked flights.

Counts come from airport destination tables (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA) matched on Wikidata; charter flights excluded. How we source routes.