Cheap flights from Sydney to Queenstown from $218

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown from Sydney is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around $350, 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 $360.

The cheapest day to depart from Sydney to Queenstown is on a Saturday. Travelers who choose to depart for Queenstown on a Saturday will often find tickets for as low as $360. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around $515. 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 in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to Queenstown in the afternoon for as low as $426. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Queenstown, so prices are often more expensive at around $458 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 $414 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 $365 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Sydney to Queenstown flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Virgin Australia and Jetstar are the most popular carriers operating from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Queenstown Intl

Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand 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 49% 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 17% 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 96 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, Qantas Airways have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Auckland (AKL) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $501.

Flights connecting via Melbourne (MEL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 15m.

Melbourne (MEL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 25m.

The number of flights available between Sydney and Queenstown is 29 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 9:00AM, with 71% of daily flights leaving at noon.

As of August 2026, 206 flights take off from Sydney and land in Queenstown each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Thu, with 16% of weekly flights taking off on this day.