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While Qantas and its partner airlines offer direct flights to the US, redeeming your points to book a flight might mean you need to look outside the usual route options. Due to high demand and limited options, finding the right flight for you may take some research.
We’ve compared flight paths leaving from Australia to destinations across the US to help you find your next trip to America.
If you’re planning on flying with Qantas or Jetstar, here are some of the options you can consider and the amount of points you can expect to fork out. These are best-case scenarios; depending on flight availability in the US, you flights might take longer. You always have to clear US customs at your first landing point, so don't try and book a connecting flight that leaves close to when you land.
A direct flight may be the quickest route, but we’ve also compared some connecting flight alternatives. Flight costs are based upon an Economy Saver seat.
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Direct Sydney to Los Angeles | If you’re lucky enough to find a direct route, you’ll be looking at a 14-hour flight costing 144,200 Qantas Points for an Economy Saver seat. |
Sydney – Melbourne - Los Angeles | For this route, you will be flying for close to 17 hours and will need 180,200 Points. |
Sydney – Brisbane – Los Angeles | Flying via Brisbane will take just over 16 hours and require 180,600 Qantas Points. |
Sydney – Perth – Brisbane – Los Angeles | With two stopovers, your total flight time will be close to 30 hours. You would need 191,500 Qantas Points to cover the cost of the flight. |
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Direct Sydney to New York | A direct flight taking 21 hours (with one stop in Los Angeles but no plane change) will set you back 172,300 Qantas Points. |
Sydney - San Francisco - New York | For a 22-hour flight stopping over in San Francisco, you will need 175,100 Qantas Points. |
Sydney - Dallas Fort Worth - New York | To fly via Dallas, 186,700 Qantas Points are needed to cover the cost of the flight, which takes 20 hours and 29 minutes. |
Sydney - Los Angeles - New York | For the same amount of Qantas Points as a stopover in San Francisco (175,100), you could be in New York in 23 hours after a short stop in Los Angeles. Unlike the direct Sydney to New York option, this will cost more points because of the stopover in San Francisco. |
Flyers based in Western Australia usually have fewer options than those flying from the east coast of Australia. The Qantas Points total for each of the flights are based on the Economy Saver fare. Most flights to Los Angeles include stopovers to one of the cities on the east coast.
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Perth - Melbourne - Los Angeles | With a flight time of 20 hours and 55 minutes, you will need 143,200 Qantas Points to fly from Perth to Los Angeles via Melbourne. |
Perth - Brisbane - Los Angeles | To stop over in the sunshine state, 144,100 Qantas Points are needed and a spare 23 hours. |
Perth - Sydney - Los Angeles | The longest flight of the three, with a total travel time of 23 hours and 30 minutes, flying via Sydney requires 144,600 Qantas Points. |
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Perth - Sydney - New York | Redeeming 175,500 Qantas Points will get you to New York in just over 30 hours. |
Perth - Sydney - Dallas Fort Worth - New York | Although there is an extra stopover in Dallas Fort Worth, the flying time is only 27 hours. The number of points required (175,500) is the same as a flight stopping in Sydney. |
Perth - Sydney - San Francisco - New York | A flight stopping over in Sydney and San Francisco will take 28 hours and 17 minutes and cost 175,500 Qantas Points. |
Perth - Melbourne - Los Angeles - New York | For a 29-hour flight stopping over in Melbourne and Los Angeles, you will need to fork out 174,200 Qantas Points. |
If you have time and points to burn, you could opt for flying with one of Qantas’ airline partners.
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Sydney - Dubai - Los Angeles | Emirates offers flights from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to the US via Dubai. From Sydney to Los Angeles, the flight duration is around 34 hours, which would be okay if you were flying in business or first class. If you were to take this option, the total mileage flown would be just over 15,000. Therefore, as Qantas has a cap of 15,000 miles, you would need to use your points in two payments. For a business class flights, that would be 96,000 Qantas Points for each leg (Sydney to Dubai, Dubai to Los Angeles), taking the total points required to 192,000. |
Sydney - Brisbane - Nadi - Los Angeles | With two stops, you can fly with Fiji Airlines from Sydney to Los Angeles in 22 hours. A business class seat would require 96,000 Qantas Points. |
Sydney - Dubai - New York | Emirates also offers flights from Sydney to New York via Dubai for a total flight time of just over 30 hours. A minimum of 128,000 Qantas Points is required to book a business class seat. |
Sydney - Nadi - Los Angeles - New York | Two stopovers with Fiji Airways will take you just over 25 hours to get from Sydney to New York. For a business class seat on this flight, 128,00 Qantas Points would be needed. |
Sydney - Kuala Lumpur - London - New York | If you have a whole day to spare, you could fly with Malaysia Airlines from Sydney to Los Angeles. You would need 128,000 points available in your Qantas account to purchase a business class seat. |
Destination | Travel duration and required Qantas Points |
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Perth - Dubai - Los Angeles | Flying with Emirates from Perth to Los Angeles via Dubai will take you a little over 30 hours. A total of 128,000 Qantas Points would cover the cost of a business class seat on this route. |
Perth - Sydney - Nadi - Los Angeles | With a flight duration of 29 hours, you can fly from Perth to Los Angeles with Fiji Airlines. For a total of 9,541 miles flown, 112,000 Qantas Points would be required to redeem a business class flight. |
Perth - Dubai - New York | A 28-hour flight with Emirates will get you from Perth to New York. For a business class seat on this route, you would need 128,000 Qantas Points. |
Perth - Kuala Lumpur - London - New York | A flight with Malaysia Airlines flying from Perth via Kuala Lumpur and London to New York will take a whopping one day and nine hours. Flying for a total 12,619 miles, 128,000 Qantas Points would book you a business class seat. |
Here are some of the extra things you need to consider when redeeming your points for flights.
Redeeming your points for a trip to the US could be a great way to maximise your rewards and avoid what would otherwise be hefty costs. As there are many ways you can use your points to get to America, start comparing your options to make an informed decision and secure the flights that will let you get the most out of your hard-earned rewards.
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