Anyone who tells you Delta SkyMiles are worthless simply isn't looking hard enough. We are … and we just keep finding deeply discounted Delta SkyMiles flash sales – including roundtrip flights down under at record-low rates.
Earlier this week, we sent Thrifty Traveler Premium members a jaw-dropping deal to fly all the way to Australia or Auckland (AKL) in New Zealand next winter – peak season, as that's their summer – for as low as 34,000 SkyMiles! That's the cheapest Delta SkyMiles deal to Australia and New Zealand we've seen in years … and a fraction of what Delta and every other airline would normally charge.
Here's the best part: It's bookable from more than 150 airports big and small across the country, from major Delta hubs like Los Angeles (LAX) and Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) to smaller cities like Boise (BOI) and Nashville (BNA). And while our members have snagged many dates since we first sent this alert, there's still plenty of availability in November as well as next January and February – exactly when you want to visit.
Want more Delta deals and other award alerts? We send them to Thrifty Traveler Premium members first, along with dirt-cheap domestic and international flight deals!
As always, you'll get the lowest rates with a co-branded Delta card in your wallet thanks to the automatic TakeOff 15 discount. And while the cheapest rates are in Delta's “main basic” economy, the airline is charging a reasonable 10,000 to 15,000 miles or so more to bump up to a standard economy fare – a reasonable price to pay to get free seat selection and the ability to cancel and get all your SkyMiles back if plans change.
You'll get the best deal on Delta's new nonstop from Angeles (LAX) to Brisbane (BNE), but you can make your way to Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL), or Auckland (AKL) for just 10,000 miles more. Better yet, you can mix and match – like flying into Brisbane and making your way home from New Zealand – with a multi-city booking at the same rates!
And let me repeat: You can book all these trips from 150 U.S. airports, big and small. Delta typically charges 100,000 SkyMiles (or much more) to get to Australia or New Zealand. This is a stellar deal.
Throw in $130 or less in taxes and fees, and you're on your way to Australia, New Zealand, or both later this year or next … for next to nothing.
Amazingly, you can even book one-ways there (or on the way home) for half the cost of a roundtrip! That's a real rarity for SkyMiles sales, which almost always require a roundtrip booking. Of course, that will mean you'll need to find a different way home from Auckland or Australia … or just stay, which doesn't sound like the worst idea in the world.
Don't have the SkyMiles you need to book these flights? You might: Delta is an Amex transfer partner, so you can send points to your SkyMiles account from cards like the amex_plat or the amex_gold instantly, and book minutes later.
While the lowest rate is on the new nonstop from Los Angeles to Brisbane, that doesn't mean you'll pay a fortune to fly from other cities. From Seattle (SEA) down to San Diego (SAN), over to Washington, D.C.-Reagan (DCA), and up to Boston (BOS), you can book this deal for around 42,500 SkyMiles with that TakeOff 15 discount. Keep reading for the full list of cities!
In most cases, you'll make one quick connection through Los Angeles before hopping on the long flight to Brisbane, Auckland (AKL), or even Melbourne (MEL) and Sydney (SYD).
Thrifty Tip: Make sure to use Delta’s “Price Calendar” feature – on a desktop, not a mobile device – when searching for award rates to find the best deals over a five-week span.
Availability to Australia or Auckland
- Travel November through March 2027 – best availability in November and January through February 2027
- To book these fares, visit Delta.com and search from your airport – be sure to select “Shop with miles.”
- Get 15% award rates with a co-branded Delta Amex card in your wallet, thanks to the TakeOff 15 benefit
To begin, do a regular flight search on Delta.com and be sure to check the box labeled “Shop with Miles.”
On the next page, you'll see a grid full of fares, but click the “Price Calendar” button to get the clearest view of what's available. From there, just choose the dates with the lowest SkyMiles fares and book!
Departure Cities
It may take some trial and error, but you can book this deal from roughly 160 cities all across the country – virtually every airport where Delta flies!
One note: The pricing listed here is before the TakeOff 15 discount kicks in. If you've got a Delta co-branded credit card in your wallet, you'll need 15% fewer miles.
- Aberdeen (ABR) – 60k
- Albany (ALB) – 50k
- Albuquerque (ABQ) – 50k
- Allentown (ABE) – 60k
- Anchorage (ANC) – 50k
- Appleton (ATW) – 60k
- Asheville (AVL) – 50k
- Atlanta (ATL) – 50k
- Augusta (AGS) – 60k
- Austin (AUS) – 50k
- Baltimore (BWI) – 50k
- Bangor (BGR) – 60k
- Baton Rouge (BTR) – 60k
- Bemidji (BJI) – 60k
- Billings (BIL) – 50k
- Birmingham (BHM) – 50k
- Bismarck (BIS) – 60k
- Bloomington (BMI) – 60k
- Boise (BOI) – 50k
- Boston (BOS) – 50k
- Bozeman (BZN) – 50k
- Brainerd (BRD) – 60k
- Bristol (TRI) – 60k
- Buffalo (BUF) – 50k
- Burlington (BTV) – 50k
- Butte (BTM) – 60k
- Calgary (YYC) – 50k
- Cedar Rapids (CID) – 60k
- Charleston (CHS) – 50k
- Charleston (CRW) – 60k
- Charlotte (CLT) – 50k
- Charlottesville (CHO) – 60k
- Chattanooga (CHA) – 50k
- Chicago (MDW) – 50k
- Chicago (ORD) – 50k
- Cincinnati (CVG) – 50k
- Cleveland (CLE) – 50k
- Colorado Springs (COS) – 60k
- Columbia (CAE) – 50k
- Columbus (CMH) – 50k
- Columbus (GTR) – 60k
- Dallas (DAL) – 50k
- Dallas (DFW) – 50k
- Dayton (DAY) – 60k
- Daytona Beach (DAB) – 50k
- Denver (DEN) – 50k
- Des Moines (DSM) – 50k
- Destin (VPS) – 60k
- Detroit (DTW) – 50k
- Dothan (DHN) – 60k
- Duluth (DLH) – 60k
- Eugene (EUG) – 60k
- Evansville (EVV) – 60k
- Fairbanks (FAI) – 50k
- Fargo (FAR) – 60k
- Fayetteville (FAY) – 60k
- Fayetteville (XNA) – 60k
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) – 50k
- Fort Myers (RSW) – 50k
- Fort Wayne (FWA) – 60k
- Fresno (FAT) – 60k
- Gainesville (GNV) – 60k
- Grand Rapids (GRR) – 50k
- Great Falls (GTF) – 60k
- Green Bay (GRB) – 50k
- Greensboro (GSO) – 50k
- Greenville (GSP) – 50k
- Gulfport (GPT) – 60k
- Harrisburg (MDT) – 50k
- Hartford (BDL) – 50k
- Hibbing (HIB) – 60k
- Honolulu (HNL) – 60k
- Houston (HOU) – 60k
- Houston (IAH) – 50k
- Huntsville (HSV) – 50k
- Idaho Falls (IDA) – 60k
- Indianapolis (IND) – 50k
- International Falls (INL) – 60k
- Jackson (JAN) – 60k
- Jackson Hole (JAC) – 50k
- Jacksonville (JAX) – 50k
- Kalamazoo (AZO) – 60k
- Kalispell (FCA) – 50k
- Kansas City (MCI) – 50k
- Key West (EYW) – 60k
- Knoxville (TYS) – 50k
- Lafayette (LFT) – 60k
- Las Vegas (LAS) – 50k
- Lexington (LEX) – 50k
- Little Rock (LIT) – 60k
- Los Angeles (LAX) – 40k*
- Louisville (SDF) – 50k
- Madison (MSN) – 50k
- Medford (MFR) – 60k
- Melbourne (MLB) – 50k
- Memphis (MEM) – 50k
- Miami (MIA) – 50k
- Milwaukee (MKE) – 50k
- Minneapolis (MSP) – 50k
- Minot (MOT) – 50k
- Missoula (MSO) – 50k
- Mobile (MOB) – 60k
- Moline (MLI) – 60k
- Montgomery (MGM) – 60k
- Montreal (YUL) – 50k
- Myrtle Beach (MYR) – 50k
- Nashville (BNA) – 50k
- New Orleans (MSY) – 50k
- New York (JFK) – 50k
- New York (LGA) – 60k
- Newark (EWR) – 60k
- Norfolk (ORF) – 50k
- Oakland (OAK) – 50k
- Oklahoma City (OKC) – 60k
- Omaha (OMA) – 50k
- Orlando (MCO) – 50k
- Panama City (ECP) – 60k
- Pasco (PSC) – 50k
- Pensacola (PNS) – 50k
- Peoria (PIA) – 60k
- Philadelphia (PHL) – 50k
- Phoenix (PHX) – 50k
- Pittsburgh (PIT) – 50k
- Portland (PDX) – 50k
- Portland (PWM) – 50k
- Providence (PVD) – 50k
- Raleigh (RDU) – 50k
- Rapid City (RAP) – 60k
- Redmond (RDM) – 50k
- Reno (RNO) – 50k
- Rhinelander (RHI) – 60k
- Richmond (RIC) – 50k
- Roanoke (ROA) – 50k
- Rochester (ROC) – 50k
- Rochester (RST) – 50k
- Sacramento (SMF) – 50k
- Salt Lake City (SLC) – 50k
- San Antonio (SAT) – 50k
- San Diego (SAN) – 50k
- San Francisco (SFO) – 50k
- San Jose (SJC) – 50k
- San Juan (SJU) – 50k
- Sarasota (SRQ) – 50k
- Savannah (SAV) – 50k
- Seattle (SEA) – 50k
- Shreveport (SHV) – 60k
- Sioux Falls (FSD) – 60k
- South Bend (SBN) – 60k
- Spokane (GEG) – 50k
- Springfield (SGF) – 60k
- St. Louis (STL) – 50k
- Syracuse (SYR) – 50k
- Tallahassee (TLH) – 60k
- Tampa (TPA) – 50k
- Toronto (YYZ) – 50k
- Traverse City (TVC) – 50k
- Tucson (TUS) – 50k
- Tulsa (TUL) – 50k
- Vancouver (YVR) – 50k
- Washington, D.C. (DCA) – 50k
- Washington, D.C. (IAD) – 60k
- Wausau (CWA) – 60k
- West Palm Beach (PBI) – 50k
- Westchester County (HPN) – 60k
- Wichita (ICT) – 60k
- Wilmington (ILM) – 50k
- Winnipeg (YWG) – 64k
Bottom Line
Even as flight prices rise, Delta SkyMiles flash sales seem to keep getting better. And this Delta SkyMiles deal to Auckland and Australia's three largest cities next winter is proof.
For as low as 34,000 SkyMiles, roundtrip, you can get yourself to Australia or New Zealand during peak season – that's a fraction of what those flights typically cost. Our Thrifty Traveler Premium members got first dibs, but there's still plenty of availability to book a deeply discounted trip late this year or early next.
Looks like the deal is dead 🙁
Thanks, Kyle, I was upset at myself for not booking a similar sale to NZ you alerted us to earlier this year so this time I grabbed it within minutes of your posting. For anyone else considering this, DO NOT MISS the South Island, it is beyond incredible. Keep up the great work!