If you want to get from Australia to Europe in June or July on a route without long or multiple stopovers, a return economy flight will cost you at least $4,500, and on many dates, over $6,000. The cheapest fares, which include long or multiple stopovers, and upwards of 40 hours’ travel time, are around $3,000. To get to the United States, a direct return flight to Los Angeles is $4,300.
It’s a staggering increase from pre- and even mid-pandemic levels. What might once have covered an entire holiday, with cash to spare, is now the cost of the plane ticket alone.
