Flights

Although perhaps not always the greenest option, internal flights in Australia are more excusable than other smaller countries, since it can often be the only practical way to get around on short trips. A journey from Sydney to Perth might take you 56 hours by bus; or 6 hours by plane, so if time is limited the choice is easy.

The three main operators of internal flights in Oz are Qantas, Virgin Blue, and Jetstar, and it’s worth shopping around for the best deals. Prices can vary considerably depending on where you want to travel to and from, the time of year and how far in advance you book: a one-way trip from Melbourne to Adelaide can cost from $85 (around £36); whereas to Townsville it’ll cost from around $335 (£142).

Check out the airports the three main operators serve in the grid below:

	Qantas	Jet Star	Virgin Blue
Adelaide	•	•	•
Albury	•		•
Alice Springs	•
Armidale	•
Ballina (Byron)	•	•	•
Barcaldine	•
Biloela (Thangool)	•
Blackall	•
Blackwater	•
Brisbane	•	•	•
Broome	•		•
Bundaberg	•
Cairns	•	•	•
Canberra	•		•
Charleville	•
Coffs Harbour	•		•
Darwin	•	•	•
Devonport	•
Dubbo	•
Emerald	•
Fraser Coast	•	•	•
Gladstone	•
Gold Coast	•	•	•
Gove (Nhulunbuy)	•
Hamilton Island	•	•	•
Hayman Island		•
Hobart	•	•	•
Horn Island	•
Kalgoorlie	•
Karratha	•		•
Kununurra	•
Launceston	•	•	•
Longreach	•
Lord Howe Island	•
Mackay	•	•	•
Melbourne Avalon	•	•
Melbourne Tullamarine	•	•	•
Mildura	•		•
Moree	•
Mount Isa	•
Narrabri	•
Newcastle	•	•	•
Newman	•		•
Olympic Dam	•
Paraburdoo	•
Perth	•	•	•
Port Hedland	•
Port Macquarie	•		•
Rockhampton	•	•	•
Roma	•
Sunshine Coast	•		•
Sydney	•	•	•
Tamworth	•
Townsville	•	•	•
Uluru (Ayers Rock)	•
Wagga Wagga	•
Weipa	•
Whitsunday Coast	•	•	•