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Cheap Flight Deals to Sydney

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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.

Recent return flight deals to Sydney

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Sydney.
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13:45 - 11:50JNB-SYD
37h 05m1 stop
12:15 - 6:10SYD-JNB
26h 55m1 stop
R14 757Singapore Airlines
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Mon, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 10
13:45 - 11:50JNB-SYD
37h 05m1 stop
19:10 - 6:25SYD-JNB
20h 15m1 stop
R14 776Singapore Airlines
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Wed, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 19
9:55 - 7:40JNB-SYD
36h 45m2 stops
21:30 - 8:35SYD-JNB
44h 05m1 stop
R15 995Etihad Airways
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Mon, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 10
9:55 - 7:55JNB-SYD
37h 00m2 stops
21:30 - 8:35SYD-JNB
44h 05m1 stop
R16 145Etihad Airways
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Mon, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 10
11:05 - 20:50JNB-SYD
24h 45m1 stop
22:20 - 7:40SYD-JNB
42h 20m1 stop
R17 533Cathay Pacific
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Fri, Feb 21 - Fri, Feb 28
11:05 - 7:15JNB-SYD
35h 10m1 stop
11:05 - 7:40SYD-JNB
29h 35m1 stop
R17 795Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Mar 2 - Sat, Mar 22
6:50 - 14:15CPT-SYD
22h 25m1 stop
9:30 - 22:50SYD-CPT
22h 20m1 stop
R18 358Qantas Airways
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Sun, Feb 9 - Fri, Feb 28
17:15 - 14:15JNB-SYD
12h 00mdirect
9:30 - 14:45SYD-JNB
14h 15mdirect
R19 070Qantas Airways
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Mon, Mar 3 - Mon, Mar 10
18:50 - 7:00JNB-SYD
27h 10m1 stop
6:00 - 20:50SYD-JNB
23h 50m1 stop
R25 483Emirates
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Fri, Feb 21 - Fri, Feb 28
10:15 - 22:30JNB-SYD
27h 15m1 stop
10:20 - 10:25SYD-JNB
33h 05m2 stops
R25 502Emirates
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Thu, Mar 6 - Mon, Mar 17

Flights to Sydney - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Sydney?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Sydney is Sunday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R21 168. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where round-trip prices are R23 791 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Sydney?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Sydney is November, where tickets cost R20 889 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R26 721 and R26 646 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R21 808.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Sydney depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R22 290 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Sydney is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R25 414.

What is a good deal for flights to Sydney?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Sydney, 25% of our users found tickets to Sydney for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R20 475 return.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R8 588
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Sydney

When to book flights to Sydney

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel 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. The information is for flights to Sydney based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Sydney flights

  • How far is Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport from central Sydney?

    Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport is 7 km from the centre of Sydney.

  • What is the name of Sydney’s airport?

    When flying to Sydney, you'll arrive at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD). The airport is also known as Kingsford Smith or Sydney.

  • How much is a flight to Sydney?

    On average, a flight to Sydney costs R18 966. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R11 474 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Sydney.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Sydney with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Sydney are there each week?

    Each week there are around 6 direct flights from within South Africa to Sydney. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Sydney

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Sydney? 25% of our users found return tickets to Sydney for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R51 143
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, February and December. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is November.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Sydney flight deals.
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Prefer to fly direct to Sydney Kingsford Smith?

Find which airlines fly direct to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +82 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

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Direct returns

Sydney Kingsford Smith to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +76 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +73 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +81 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +82 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +78 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Sydney. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Sydney. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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 3354 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
7,9Food
Airline reviews

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

4,0 OkayRoy, Jan 2025DXB - KBV
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Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

The plane seemed pretty old and the food was not good

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. Food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Amazing and great experience, crew was available and took great care of my parents. Food was nice and so was the service. Aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai was not so great and was a big showdown of the aircraft service

We had to deboard using stairs. Why didnt you have the aero-bridge?

Priority boarding for Silver and Premium Economy was very disorganised, in fact, non-existent.

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

The lounge staff at reception were inefficient and robotic. Boarding process was chaotic at the gate with no priority for business and first. At arrival into Dubai, no upper deck door . Food option and quality for this flight was awful . Thankfully the bar is always good.

It was very good experience on board to Sydney with SQ.

Really enjoyed the flight. Our flight attendant on the way back SIN-LAX was exceptional I didn’t get her name but she was so kind and went above and beyond to make sure I was comfortable. I had a bit of a panic attack and she checked on me a few times to make sure I was ok. Really appreciated her attention and service. Thank u

Everything was good except food , food choices was very less. Washrooms were closed.overall good experience.

Timing very good from sfo to Singapore and service was awesome and economy class seats are great overall very good experience thanks

Flight was delayed by baggage loading onto the plane. This was attributed to "inclement weather" (some moderate rain) which could be said to be beyond the airline's control, but the problematic part was that the plane was boarded and doors shut so that passengers sat in a cramped plane with rising temperature (full flight) for an hour. The airline was aware of the status of baggage loading, they could have deferred boarding to keep passengers comfortable.

Food option Hindu veg to Hindu non veg request was unheard

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

Fantastic patience when one of the passengers behind me was an absolute horrible, horrible person and the girls just kept smiling and doing their job with patience and kindness. Well, done to the crew.

Excellent- a lot of food Disappointed with the premium economy pouch- did not have toothbrush and tooth paste or socks. Other airlines provide them

On time, friendly staff and decent food. Would definitely recommend.

The flight was delayed for 30 mins. The overall experience was good.

Overall, it was ok. However, the food was very sub-par.

Fast boarding flight on time boarded plane back to front instead of stupid zone groups like US airlines do...

Baggage delayed for 2 days and still chasing for reimbursement of basis items. Very horrible customer care service.

Food was hood for airline food with good poftion and variety in meals. Frequency of beverage service was very low and amount of soda with meals was inadequate.

bad… no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

I was really impressed with the experience it was my first trip overseas. Nice staff

Not enough food for everyone. . Always run out of food when we ask

It would be nice if they could have a choice of both gluten AND dairy free menu. Lots of people have problems with BOTH. I also could not get on their website to check. Phone verification issues etc( not all of us have our phones on roaming. I tried over an hour!

I have flown Qantas multiple times in the past it seemed this flight the plane had less seat room or the seats were way less comfortable than before. Everything else was about the same. Thanks

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

Boarding was over 3 hrs late and we didn’t land until almost 1:30am

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

Headphone jacks worked poorly, seat recline was broken. Planes were rundown.

Delayed and missed connection, was not re-booked like other travelers so ended up being stuck for several hours due to no one handling my booking.

same as previous comments. i hate being on a plane that long. no problems w/anything else.

It was very nice. I will try to fly with Qantas whenever I can.

Terrible. 6 hour delay with no explanations and only 15 dollars in food credits. A disaster. I'll just leave it at that.

Likes: on time departure, new plane Didn’t like:very poor quality food, very limited entertainment.no amenity kit etc.

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Only 1 time food and drinks together was offered, for total 5 hours duration drinks and snacks was never offered. For some people food choice was not available, only veg was available. No entertainment option was there. Crew members were mostly back of the flight asking each other for KitKat and chips to share between them.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

Liked leg room Disliked unable to book to sit with my family on same flight without paying extra

Long way to improve. Toilets not working. Bad handling when flight was canceled

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/3Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
37h 05mJNB-SYD
10/3Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
26h 55mSYD-JNB
R14 757
5/3Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
37h 05mJNB-SYD
19/3Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
20h 15mSYD-JNB
R14 776
3/3Mon
2 stopsEtihad Airways
36h 45mJNB-SYD
10/3Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
44h 05mSYD-JNB
R15 995
3/3Mon
2 stopsEtihad Airways
37h 00mJNB-SYD
10/3Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
44h 05mSYD-JNB
R16 145
21/2Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
24h 45mJNB-SYD
28/2Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
42h 20mSYD-JNB
R17 533
2/3Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
35h 10mJNB-SYD
22/3Sat
1 stopCathay Pacific
29h 35mSYD-JNB
R17 795
9/2Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
22h 25mCPT-SYD
28/2Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
22h 20mSYD-CPT
R18 358
3/3Mon
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
10/3Mon
directQantas Airways
14h 15mSYD-JNB
R19 070
21/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
27h 10mJNB-SYD
28/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
23h 50mSYD-JNB
R25 483
6/3Thu
1 stopEmirates
27h 15mJNB-SYD
17/3Mon
2 stopsEmirates
33h 05mSYD-JNB
R25 502

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/6Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
43h 35mJNB-SYD
R8 588
19/6Thu
2 stopsQatar Airways
34h 50mJNB-SYD
R10 576
21/2Fri
2 stops
39h 20mJNB-SYD
R10 951
21/2Fri
1 stopEtihad Airways
35h 30mJNB-SYD
R11 270
2/4Wed
2 stopsEtihad Airways
38h 00mJNB-SYD
R11 401
11/3Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
36h 00mCPT-SYD
R11 963
19/2Wed
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
R11 982
14/2Fri
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
R12 151
14/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
35h 15mJNB-SYD
R14 701
22/1Wed
1 stopEmirates
44h 10mJNB-SYD
R27 227

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Last minute flights to Sydney

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Sydney that are departing in the next 10 days.
19/1Sun
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
2/2Sun
directQantas Airways
14h 15mSYD-JNB
R30 246
22/1Wed
multi-stopEmirates
38h 45mJNB-SYD
29/1Wed
multi-stopEmirates
43h 35mSYD-JNB
R31 127
22/1Wed
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
29/1Wed
directQantas Airways
14h 15mSYD-JNB
R33 246
22/1Wed
multi-stop
31h 55mJNB-SYD
29/1Wed
multi-stop
34h 30mSYD-JNB
R33 996
22/1Wed
multi-stopEmirates
35h 15mJNB-SYD
29/1Wed
multi-stopEmirates
33h 40mSYD-JNB
R34 221
22/1Wed
directQantas Airways
12h 00mJNB-SYD
27/1Mon
directQantas Airways
14h 15mSYD-JNB
R34 634
19/1Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
43h 10mJNB-SYD
2/2Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
20h 00mSYD-JNB
R34 728
22/1Wed
multi-stopEmirates
38h 45mJNB-SYD
27/1Mon
multi-stopEmirates
39h 15mSYD-JNB
R35 065
19/1Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
38h 55mJNB-SYD
2/2Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
46h 55mSYD-JNB
R38 909
19/1Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 20mJNB-SYD
2/2Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 50mSYD-JNB
R39 415

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