Alaska Airlines announced:
If you’re ready to experience a bucket-list vacation to Australia or New Zealand, now is the perfect time to book a flight to the warmth, beauty and excitement of a Southern Hemisphere adventure. Maybe even make some new Aussie and Kiwi friends along the way.
From now through Nov. 21, 2024, you can take advantage of special fares starting at $390 one-way from Seattle or Portland via Honolulu for travel to Auckland, New Zealand through April 30, 2025, and for travel to Sydney, Australia between Feb. 1 through Sept. 30, 2025, when you book at alaskaair.com and hawaiianairlines.com. Flights are subject to availability and fare restrictions apply.
For our guests in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines offer the most direct route from Seattle and Portland to Sydney and Auckland with a layover in Honolulu.
Alaska and Hawaiian offer the most daily nonstops from Seattle and Portland to Honolulu. From Honolulu, Hawaiian has departures to Sydney and Auckland on its spacious, widebody Airbus A330 aircraft:
- Honolulu to Sydney departures: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Sydney to Honolulu departures: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Honolulu to Auckland departures: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Auckland to Honolulu departures: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Hawaiian has served Sydney since 2004 and Auckland since 2013. Australia’s largest city is one of Hawaiian’s first long-haul destinations, and Honolulu-Sydney is one of its most traveled international routes.