New Zealand

The airfare from an Australian city to one of the major cities in New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch) ranges between 260-400 AUD if you purchase the ticket in Europe. Citizens of most European countries who are visiting for three months or less will not need a visa (you can check your eligibility here http://www.immigration.govt.nz). If you choose, you can also purchase your plane ticket onshore - in Australia.

Most flights to New Zealand are operated by such carriers as Air New Zealand, Qantas, Thai Airways International, Air China or United Airlines. Apart from these major airlines, there are also some smaller ones that specialize in cheap flights. In New Zealand there is no clear high season - this destination is popular among people travelling from Australia (and other places) all year long.

Australia is a vast and scarcely populated country. The major cities are usually very far from one another. Travellers who wish to visit the Kangaroo Country will in most cases need to use an airplane to get across the country. The national carrier in Australia is Quantas. The biggest competitor of Quantas, especially on the eastern coast, is Virgin Blue. Apart from those two major airlines, there are many smaller carriers operating on domestic routes (some of them however fly under Qantas’ banner). These carriers are sometimes the only opportunity to get to some of the most remote and isolated places like the outback or some of the smaller islands.

There are cheap airlines available for domestic flights around Australia, these include: Virgin Blue, Jetstar, Tiger Airways and Rex. Irregular discounts are a characteristic factor that influences prices of domestic flights on the Australian market. The competing airlines try to fill out their planes by offering highly discounted airfares on specific routes.