USA TO AUSTRALIA (VIA SOUTHWEST PACIFIC)
UNITED AIRLINES
UA839 (daily)
ORD 1830
LAX 2052 2232
SYD 0610+2 0800
MEL 0940
UA840 (daily)
MEL 1120
SYD 1245 1350
LAX 1017 1200
ORD 1758
UA863 (daily)
JFK 1730
SFO 2113 2252
SYD 0625+2
UA870 (daily)
SYD 1445
SFO 1059 1240
JFK 2115
DELTA AIRLINES
DL17 (daily)
ATL 1845
LAX 2030 2240
SYD 0640+2
DL18 (daily)
SYD 0915
LAX 0600 1115
ATL 1835
QANTAS AIRWAYS/AMERICAN AIRLINES
QF16/AA7409 (daily except Mon)
LAX 2330
BNE 0620+2
QF15/AA7380 (daily except Mon)
BNE 1100
LAX 0700
QF108* (days 13567)
JFK 1855
LAX 2210 2350
SYD 0725+2
QF107* (days 13567)
SYD 1015
LAX 0645 0900
JFK 1725
QF74/AA7384 (days 1356)
SFO 2240
SYD 0640+2
QF73/AA7381 (days 1356)
SYD 1355
SFO 1015
QF12/AA7364 (daily)
LAX 2230
SYD 0630+2
QF11/AA7363 (daily)
SYD 1305
LAX 0945
QF108/AA7366 (daily)
LAX 2350
SYD 0725+2
QF107/AA7365 (daily)
SYD 1015
LAX 0645
Inbound
If flying into SYD early morning ex USA on QF/AA/DL/UA you can take Qantas flight QF842 SYD/DRW 1045/1500. This gives you plenty of time to clear customs & take the shuttle around to the domestic terminal & also allows for any delays inbound to SYD.
If flying into BNE ex QF16/AA7409 at 0620 the flight to take is QF824 BNE/DRW (daily) 0900/1240.
Although QF fly LAX/MEL either non-stop or via AKL & UA fly via SYD I haven’t included those flights above as QF don’t fly MEL/DRW non-stop. Jetstar & Virgin Blue fly non-stop late at night but obviously not suitable for those folks who arrive early morning from the US.
If you were staying in MEL a couple of nights pre the OzFest8 it may be an option however I will give you the flight details in the post about domestic flights within Australia.
Note that flying westbound USA to Australia and departing in the evening you arrive two days later so if departing LAX or SFO Wed 25 May at night you arrive SYD Fri 27 May early am which would connect with QF842 SYD/DRW.
Outbound
Flying DRW/SYD QF have two non-stop flights daily – QF843 @ 1545/2030 which would require an overnight stay at a Sydney Airport Hotel before flying back to the US.
The other flight QF829 @ 0140/0625 allows you to connect same day to the US without staying overnight in a hotel but I personally wouldn’t be a fan of kicking off the first stage of the return trip to the US with a ‘red eye’ however that’s a decision for you guys to make.
QF fly non-stop DRW/BNE once a day QF825 1325/1735 so you would need an overnight in BNE if taking QF15/AA7380 however this flight does not operate on a Monday but by next year anything could happen.
* AA don’t have codeshare flight ex JFK only west coast.