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14 April 2014: You can now fly to Japan from Australia for as little as $249 return. Jetstar has launched a sale where if you pay for a one-way ticket (starting at $249), the return flight is free.
The $249 price is available from Cairns to Osaka or Tokyo (Narita), but discounted fares are also available from Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide.
These flights, which are all routed through Cairns or Gold Coast, will be flown on Jetstar’s Dreamliners.
We’re paired up these cheap flights to Japan with a range of accommodation options in the two cities, and have found you can take a week-long trip for as little as $375 per person.
Here’s how:
Cairns | Melbourne | Brisbane | Sydney | Adelaide | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Osaka | $249 return Book now | $460 return Book now | Not available | $433 return Book now | Not available |
Tokyo | $249 return Book now | $348 return Book now | $388 return Book now | $422 return Book now | $440 return Book now |
These flights are available from mid-October until mid-December on all routes, except for Melbourne to Tokyo, which is available 15 August until 3 September.
Everyone has a different style of travel, so we’ve selected an option for a range of different adventures. In both Osaka and Tokyo, we’ve picked a Japanese-style capsule hotel, a homestay and a comfortable hotel.
Flight | Cheapest accommodation | Total: | |
---|---|---|---|
Cairns | $249 return | $126 | $375 |
Melbourne | $460 return | $126 | $586 |
Sydney | $433 return | $126 | $559 |
Flight | Cheapest accommodation | Total | |
---|---|---|---|
Cairns | $249 return | $200 | $449 |
Melbourne | $348 return | $200 | $548 |
Brisbane | $388 return | $200 | $588 |
Sydney | $422 return | $200 | $622 |
Adelaide | $440 return | $200 | $640 |
You can also consider a dual-centre holiday with these two destinations. While the Jetstar fares are only available as a round-trip ticket to and from the same city in Japan, you can take the Shinkansen (bullet train) between the two cities in just 3 hours 40 minutes.
These prices are accurate as of 14 April 2016. Prices for Osaka packages are based on travel from 1-8 November 2016, while prices for Tokyo packages are based on travel from 1-8 November 2016 from Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide and 22-29 August from Melbourne.
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