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If summertime in Australia has been on your bucket list, now is the time to book as there are plenty of saver awards available from November 2023 through March 2024 flying on United in business from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne.

You can book LAX, SFO to/from SYD, BNE, MEL through:

  • Air Canada for as low as 75,000 per person one way
  • Avianca LifeMiles for as low as 80,000 per person one way
  • United for as low as 100,000 per person one way
  • ANA for as low as 120,000 per person roundtrip only

The best one-way price is through Air Canada while the best round trip price would be through ANA (120k total per person). Please note ANA is only a transfer partner of AMEX and it would take at least two days for your points to transfer to ANA. If you book through Air Canada, you can also keep in mind you can add a stopover on each one-way or round trip ticket for as little as 5k extra per person. If you intend to book as a roundtrip through United, keep in mind you can add a free stopover within Australia, New Zealand, and Norfolk Island by booking as a multi-city utilizing United’s excursionist perk.

All of the dates below have confirmed availability for at least 2 passengers. Expect to pay $30-100 per person each way in taxes. Please note availability varies between programs.

Available Dates

Outbound

SFO-BNE

Nov 13, 14, 20-24, 28-30

Dec 3-6, 20-24, 28-30

Jan 3-7, 13, 29

 

SFO-SYD

Nov 13-15, 19-29

Dec 4, 30

Feb 27

 

SFO-MEL

Nov 13-15, 18-29

Dec 4, 29-31

 

LAX-BNE

Nov 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 28-30

Dec 1, 3-8, 13

Feb 27

March 1, 2, 6, 12

 

LAX-SYD

Nov 13, 14, 19-23, 25, 26, 28, 29

Dec 4, 30

Feb 27

 

LAX-MEL

Nov 13-15, 20-23, 25, 27-29

Dec 4

 

Return

BNE-SFO

Nov 13-16, 20, 22-24, 29, 30

Dec 11, 21, 23-26

Jan 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26

Feb 2, 8, 9, 14, 16, 21

March 7

 

MEL-SFO

Nov 13-16, 20-24, 30

Dec 1, 4, 15, 22-25

Jan 15, 16

Feb 7

 

SYD-SFO

Nov 13-17, 21-24, 28-30

Dec 6, 20, 24-26

Jan 23, 24

Feb 2, 7, 8, 13-15, 22

 

BNE-LAX

Nov 13, 14, 20, 21, 23, 28-30

Dec 1, 3-8, 13

Feb 27

March 1, 2, 6, 12

 

SYD-LAX

Nov 14, 16, 24

Dec 24

Feb 14, 22

 

MEL-LAX

Nov 13, 14, 21, 22, 24

Dec 1, 25

Feb 7