Airfare from US to Australia

Hi,
I plan on taking a trip to Australia for about 5-6 months. Going to
the Gold Coast, it seems tickets will cost over 2 grand (looking at
online airfares as well as talking to travel agents). Does anyone know
of any ways to get cheaper airfare, or is it generally more expensive
to have 6 month tickets?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

On 3 Jun 2005 20:05:56 -0700,
wrote:

Hi,
I plan on taking a trip to Australia for about 5-6 months. Going to
the Gold Coast, it seems tickets will cost over 2 grand (looking at
online airfares as well as talking to travel agents). Does anyone know
of any ways to get cheaper airfare, or is it generally more expensive
to have 6 month tickets?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

Try one of the 'round the world fares and make either your
journey here or your journey back a holiday in Europe and
Asia.

Check One World Alliance, Star Alliance and there are also
several rtw discounters.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

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Hi,
I plan on taking a trip to Australia for about 5-6 months. Going to
the Gold Coast, it seems tickets will cost over 2 grand (looking at
online airfares as well as talking to travel agents). Does anyone know
of any ways to get cheaper airfare, or is it generally more expensive
to have 6 month tickets?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!



Where u flying from?


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http://www.poms.co.uk/cheapflights.htm

From the US, most likely Portland, possibly San Francisco.

thanks, have you had good luck with those? i couldn't fine "one world"
but i saw "star alliance" website. they didn't have any prices but i
guess i have to contact them. i'll check'em out! thanks again!

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From the US, most likely Portland, possibly San Francisco.


Well last year United had a some web specials from Eugene, OR to
Melbourne, Vic. for about $650 round-trip. I think price was about the
same if you flew out of PDX as well. However, there was the catch that
my flight was only five days after I booked the ticket. I don't know if
the UAL will ever have a deal like that again, but if you are able to
fly on short notice you can't beat prices like that.

ALV

On 4 Jun 2005 09:47:09 -0700,
wrote:

thanks, have you had good luck with those? i couldn't fine "one world"
but i saw "star alliance" website. they didn't have any prices but i
guess i have to contact them. i'll check'em out! thanks again!

You'll find the prices vary depending on your country of
origin, particularly with Star Alliance. There are also
seasonal variations based on your departure date.

If you are from the US, contact AA for a one-world alliance
price. There are also One-World "Global Explorer" and
"Circle Pacific" fares which have slightly different rules.
http://www.oneworld.com/

Contact US Airways for the Star Alliance pricing.
http://www.staralliance.com/

I think Continental have a rtw fare, it may also be worth
checking Northwest who have an arrangement with KLM and Air
France. Lufthansa also has rtw.

There are also various specialists in discount rtw fares if
you do some googling. I'm checking some at the moment, but
mine are Oz based.

To give you an idea of what is possible, over five months in
2003, for AU$2880(US$2160) including taxes we had 16 flights
using One-World. OOL-SYD, SYD-LAX, SJC-LAS, LAS-STL,
STL-MSY, BWI-LGA, JFK-STT, STT-SJU, SJU-MAD, GRE-MAD,
MAD-NCE, CDG-DUB, DUB-EDN, LHR-SIN, SIN-MEL, MEL-OOL.

I'm now planning another one. Using Global Explorer it will
be about AU$3300(US$2475) with taxes/fees. However, the
prices could be quite different in your country. This one
will be to Singapore, Bahrein, Egypt, Europe, UK, USA,
Tahiti, New Zealand and home.

When checking non-rtw fares to Australia, always check Air
New Zealand, Qantas and Emirates web-sites for their
specials.


Cheers, Alan, Australia

thanks for the info! i'll have to check out this option :-)

On 3 Jun 2005 20:05:56 -0700, wrote:

Hi,
I plan on taking a trip to Australia for about 5-6 months. Going to
the Gold Coast, it seems tickets will cost over 2 grand (looking at
online airfares as well as talking to travel agents). Does anyone know
of any ways to get cheaper airfare, or is it generally more expensive
to have 6 month tickets?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!

6 mo tickets are generally more expensive.
Have you tried the likes of:

www.orbitz.com

www.priceline.com

www.travelocity.com

If it's about the cheapest possible price, remember, these carry many
restrictions and expensive change costs.
Please read the conditions relating to the ticket/price before you
buy.

Cath

Try to fly LA--to brisbane -- there are Qantas direct flights
Gold coast is close to brisbane airport with good travel links.
Check out qantas site . fares will be competitive.
Peter

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Hi,
I plan on taking a trip to Australia for about 5-6 months. Going to
the Gold Coast, it seems tickets will cost over 2 grand (looking at
online airfares as well as talking to travel agents). Does anyone know
of any ways to get cheaper airfare, or is it generally more expensive
to have 6 month tickets?

Thanks for any advice you can offer!