Route · SYD → AKL
Flights from Sydney to Auckland
Sydney to Auckland is one of the busiest trans-Tasman corridors, covering roughly 2,160 kilometres in a typical block time of just under three hours, making it a comfortable day-trip distance that nonetheless crosses an international border. Air New Zealand and Qantas dominate the route and between them operate widebodies such as the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A330 alongside narrowbodies on thinner schedules, while Jetstar adds budget capacity and carriers like Emirates and Singapore Airlines serve it as an extension of long-haul itineraries. A critical practical note: Sydney to Auckland crosses the International Date Line in the eastward direction, so afternoon departures from Sydney frequently arrive the following calendar day in Auckland despite the short flying time — worth factoring into hotel bookings and onward connections. Fare-wise, shoulder-season months around April–May and September–October typically yield the softest economy prices, while premium-cabin award availability on the two flag carriers tends to open up on midweek departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Sydney (SYD) → Auckland (AKL). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
9 carriersThe 9 carriers we currently track on the Sydney–Auckland route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Sydney to Auckland
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Sydney to Auckland — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at SYD and… AKL, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.