Business class, all in.
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JFK → SYDNonstop. Cabin details for this quote are confirmed with your fare.
Business class quotes, per person, including taxes and fees, updated Oct 17, 2026. Fares move with dates and seat availability.
New York to Sydney in business.
No airline flies New York to Sydney nonstop yet — Qantas’ Project Sunrise nonstops aren’t expected before 2027. The closest thing is Qantas’ QF4, which keeps one flight number through a stop in Auckland.
Three things worth knowing.
What our specialists check before they price JFK to SYD.
Australia’s summer, December to February, is the peak for business seats, and Christmas fills early. Every routing lands in Sydney in the morning, two calendar days after leaving New York.
- When to fly
- Australia’s summer, December to February, is the peak for business seats, and Christmas fills early. Every routing lands in Sydney in the morning, two calendar days after leaving New York.
- The airports
- Qantas’ First and Business lounges at LAX’s Tom Bradley terminal serve the connecting option. In Sydney, the Airport Link train reaches the city centre in about 15 minutes.
- The seat to want
- QF4 is a Qantas 787-9 in business, about four times a week: roughly seventeen and a half hours to Auckland, then a short hop to Sydney. The other main option is to connect in Los Angeles, which has late-evening nonstops to Sydney from Qantas, Delta, United and American.
New York to Sydney, answered.
The questions travellers ask us most about this route.
All questionsOur latest fare check found business class from $7,532 round-trip, and fares move with the airline and how far out you book. Our fare specialists also check consolidator rates and airline sales that don’t show up in a normal search.
Flight time is approximately 18 hours and 0 minutes for nonstop service.
Several carriers operate this route with different business class products — lie-flat suites on some, angled-flat seats on others. Tell us your priorities and we’ll match you with the right cabin.
Yes — every carrier we track on this route flies a lie-flat seat, so you get a fully horizontal bed either way.
2 of 2 carriers we track on this route include lounge access with the business class fare, and 2 offer onboard Wi-Fi.
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