Cheap flights from Sydney to Queenstown from $200

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown from Sydney is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around $336, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Queenstown in May, then you should wait until February to fly from Sydney, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $340.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Queenstown is on a Thursday. Travelers who choose to depart for Queenstown on a Thursday will often find tickets for as low as $377. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around $477. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Queenstown.

Our data shows that the cheapest Sydney to Queenstown flights are usually those with departure times at noon. Our users have found flights to Queenstown at noon for as low as $329. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Queenstown, so prices are often more expensive at around $442 per ticket.

Fly from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Queenstown Intl for the best Sydney Kingsford Smith - Queenstown Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Queenstown from Sydney when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Queenstown for around $401 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Queenstown from Sydney for as low as $352 on momondo.

Jetstar is the most popular carrier operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Queenstown Intl

Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Queenstown from Sydney according to our data. Jetstar is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Queenstown. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Queenstown on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Sydney and Queenstown have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 94 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Australia have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Queenstown is 21 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 9:00AM, with 75% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of May 2026, 148 flights take off from Sydney and land in Queenstown each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights taking off on this day.