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Destination Profile
Cheap flights to Sydney from New Zealand are available all year round. Taking just 3.5 hours on average, and with departures going out of Auckland, Christchurch, and smaller airports like Queenstown alike, they are some of the most abundant international connections on offer from the North and South islands. That's great news if you're looking to catch sight of the brilliant white arches of the Sydney Opera House. It's perfect if you want to hit the rollicking Victorian bars of The Rocks. And they are certainly the flights to aim for if you dream of cruising the New South Wales coast in search of lonely surf breaks and sparkling sands.
The iconic sights of Sydney await in this urban harbour – the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Domain, the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Body-packed Bondi Beach is a buzzing arc of sand that's also a surf haven just outside of Sydney.
The Blue Mountains are an escape from Sydney's CBD, offering soaring lookouts, deep gorges, and gurgling waterfalls.
Right now, the most affordable month to travel to Sydney is September/2025. November/2025 is the most expensive time of year to fly to Sydney.
Emirates, Qantas Airways, Air New Zealand, LATAM Airlines, Jetstar, China Eastern and Air Tahiti Nui fly direct between New Zealand and Sydney.
Qantas Airways is the cheapest airline that flies from New Zealand to Sydney.
The best airline to fly between New Zealand and Sydney is Emirates and it has direct flights. The best budget airline is Jetstar.