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Published August 1, 2018 by

Cheap Flights: Austin to Melbourne or Sydney $746-$758 r/t – United

[07/31/2018 @ 8:51 PM] Book this fare on: Priceline, BookingBuddy, Travelocity, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire.

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United has round-trip flights from Austin (AUS) to Melbourne or Sydney (MEL/SYD) for $746-$758 with a connection. Flights August to November. Origin/Destination reversible. An Australian ETA (A Tourist Visa) is required for American Citizens.

Note: United is matching the AA sale from earlier today. The routing and connection times on UA is a bit better than the AA route.

Note: Be mindful of the time, date, and season change.

  • Sydney – Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Aug 08 – Aug 15 / Aug 15 – Aug 22 / Aug 22 – Aug 29 / Aug 29 – Sep 05 / Sep 05 – Sep 12 / Sep 10 – Sep 17 / Sep 18 – Sep 25 / Sep 25 – Oct 02 / Oct 01 – Oct 08 / … / Oct 17 – Oct 24 / Oct 24 – Oct 31 / Oct 31 – Nov 07 / Nov 07 – Nov 14 / Nov 13 – Nov 20 / Nov 21 – Nov 28 / Nov 27 – Dec 04 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.
  • Melbourne – Example Dates: (Priceline / BookingBuddy) Aug 08 – Aug 15 / Aug 15 – Aug 22 / Aug 22 – Aug 29 / Aug 29 – Sep 05 / Sep 05 – Sep 12 / Sep 18 – Sep 25 / Sep 24 – Oct 01 / … / Oct 24 – Oct 31 / Oct 29 – Nov 05 / Other dates: There are more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

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  • Tips: Use Tripadvisor to create a Hotel “short list”. First, plug in your dates and destination. Then select “Sort by Traveler Ranked”. Finally, select the “Traveler Ranking” filter to show “only 4* and up”. Use this resulting “short list” of hotels to find the cheapest one with a high ranking.
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  • Tips: Rent a car for cheaper by using Priceline’s “Express Deals”. The rental car company will be hidden until after you purchase, but this allows those companies to undercut the published rate indirectly. You can remove low quality companies from those hidden results. The trick is to use the quality filter on their website to remove any rental car company with a review rating under 7.0 and then pick the deals that survive the filter.
  • Tips: Hotel rates for Weekend dates are usually higher than the rates for Sunday through Thursday. Tripadvisor has a color-coded date calendar, red when the average hotel price for that day is more expensive, green for less expensive. You can use this to get an overview of what dates in the month are at a discount.
  • Tips: Different booking websites will often have differing routes, prices, and availability. Before you finalize your purchase, do a quick check on BookingBuddy, Skyscanner, and Kayak to see if any other site or airline is offering a better deal.

I was able to pull this fare up on Priceline. Screenshot taken at 9:15 PM on 07/31/18.

Note: OTAs such as Travelocity and Priceline allow free cancellation without penalty within 24-hours after you purchase. As deals sell-out or expire quickly, this policy will allow you to “lock-in” the cheap fare while you sort out a plan. Just keep in mind that after 24-hours, you will not be able to cancel without the regular penalty.

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Ren P. Artemio

Ren P. Artemio

Ren is the Chief Director of Nap Times at Escape Houston, Escape ATX, Cheap DFW, and Escape Flights. He really likes researching airfare and the travel industry, especially when it means getting a cheap flight to anywhere (he's not picky).

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