Qantas – Starting $869: San Jose / Portland – Melbourne / Sydney / Brisbane, Australia. Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to Australia

  • Melbourne [MEL]: ITA will price this at $958, using those dates on Priceline should reprice to about $869.
  • Sydney [SYD]: ITA will price this at $968, using those dates on Priceline should reprice to about $873.
  • Brisbane [BNE]: ITA will price this at $968, using those dates on Priceline should reprice to about $885.

Here are some practical travel tips to Melbourne, Australia.

Melbourne, Australia – Photo: Steve Davidson via Flickr, used under Creative Commons License (By 2.0)

Sample Travel Date:

  • Sample from San Jose to Melbourne
  • August 8th – 20th
  • This is just ONE SAMPLE travel date, for more availability, please follow the “Fare Availability” and “How to Search for Availability” instructions below

Fare Availability:

  • Valid for travel from August – November for Monday through Thursday departures and returns. A 7 day minimum stay is required. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 28 days in advance of departure
  • Please note that while this fare is valid at time of posting, if this post is more than two days old, the fare is likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

  • This is just to search for availability. To buy your tickets, scroll down to “How to Buy” section of this post
  • Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
    • Departing from: SJC
      • For Portland availability, replace SJC with PDX on the Departing from: field
    • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: qf qf
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
    • Destination:  MEL
      • For availability to other cities, replace MEL with airport code listed above
    • Return Advanced Routing Code:
      • Textbox 1: qf qf
      • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
    • (Click on Advanced Routing Codes link to enable advanced routing code input)
    • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
    • Length of stay “7-14” (This is just a sample, you can use any 7 day date range like 3-10, 7-14 etc)
  • Beginner’s Guide on How to Use Matrix by ITA Software
  • How to Read Airfare Rules and Use It to Your Advantage
  • The ITA search page should be like below when all values are inputted

 

  • You cannot buy tickets using ITA. To buy, follow our instructions in the “How to Buy” section below.

Fare Class:

  • N, O, Q

Routing:

  • SJC – LAX (Los Angeles) – MEL (Melbourne) – LAX – SJC

Stopover:

Mileage:

Qantas is a member of the Oneworld Alliance and American partner. Mileage earning with American is as follows:

  • Miles Flown: 16,462 miles or 4.3 cents per mile

  • Elite Qualifying Miles: 8,231 miles
  • Redeemable Miles: 4,115 miles

How to Buy:

 

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Background Information:

  • Visa: US Citizens – Required prior to arrival. Other nationals, check the TIMATIC Visa Database
  • Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD). $1USD = 1.33 AUD

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1 Comment

  • fishy 6 years ago Reply

    wow on quick glance this credits 100% to Alaska, 4.3 cpm is extremely good.

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