Airfare of the Week: Alaska Airlines Economy Class Sydney – Los Angeles from $929 Return

Our newest Airfare of the Week belongs to Alaska Airlines, which has round-trip Economy Class fares from Sydney (SYD) to Los Angeles (LAX) from USD648 (~AU$929).

These flights connect in Honolulu and are operated by Alaska under the Hawaiian Airlines brand. Better still, the fare allows a free stopover in Honolulu in each direction.

Alaska Airlines is a member of the Oneworld alliance, so you can earn points & status credits in a range of Oneworld programs, including Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska’s own Atmos Rewards.

Here are the full details of this great Economy Class airfare from Sydney to Los Angeles.

Sample itinerary & pricing

You can book this fare on the Alaska Airlines website.

Note that fares and availability are subject to change. This fare may not be available by the time you read this article, and you might need to be flexible with travel dates. We recommend booking ASAP to avoid disappointment!

Travel dates & fare rules

Here are the details of this airfare:

• Book by 30 October 2026
• Depart Australia between 13 October and 8 December 2026, 18 January and 6 April 2027, 19 April and 28 June 2027, 12-13 July 2027 or 24 July and 8 December 2027
• Return from the US between 13 October and 8 December 2026, 23 January and 17 April 2027, 30 April and 13 July 2027 or 26 July and 8 December 2027
• Midweek travel only: the Pacific crossing must depart Monday-Thursday on the way to the US, and Sunday-Wednesday on the way home
• Minimum stay at the destination of one day
• Maximum stay at the destination of 12 months
• Free stopovers permitted in Honolulu in each direction, plus one in the mainland US
• Open-jaw itineraries are permitted, e.g. flying into Los Angeles and home from another US city on the Alaska network
• No change fee, although you’ll need to pay any difference in fare
• Free cancellation within 24 hours of booking. After that, the fare is non-refundable, but if you cancel through Alaska before departure, the value can be held as a credit certificate for future Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines travel
• If you don’t show up for a flight without cancelling first, the rest of your booking is cancelled and the fare is forfeited

On-board product

Flights between Sydney and Honolulu use Hawaiian Airlines’ Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with Economy Class seats in a 2-4-2 layout. If you are travelling as a couple, the pairs of seats by the window are a great option.

Between Honolulu and Los Angeles, you will usually fly on an Airbus A320-family narrow-body aircraft, with Economy Class seats in a 3-3 layout.

Meals are included on the long-haul sector between Sydney and Honolulu, but not on flights between Honolulu and Los Angeles. Economy Class fares to and from Australia include one 23kg checked bag. Hawaiian Airlines also offers free Starlink Wi-Fi on all its Airbus aircraft.

Earning points & status credits with this airfare

This fare books into “G” class. As Alaska Airlines is a member of the Oneworld alliance, you could earn points and status credits for this airfare in a range of programs, including:

• Alaska Atmos Rewards
• Qantas Frequent Flyer
• American Airlines AAdvantage
• British Airways Club

Atmos Rewards is the real standout here. Atmos members earn 100% of the distance flown on this fare, which works out to around 15,250 points for the round trip. That is enough for a return Economy Class reward flight or one-way Business Class reward seat in the Asia-Pacific region for flights under 1,500 miles. This includes routes such as Sydney or Brisbane to New Zealand.

You will also earn around 15,250 status points, which is more than three-quarters of the way to Atmos Silver (Oneworld Ruby) at 20,000 status points.

Atmos also awards status points on reward flights booked through Alaska, including on Qantas. So if you used the points from this trip for a return reward flight across the Tasman, you could add roughly another 2,700-2,900 status points (depending on whether you flew from Sydney or Brisbane). That would take you to around 18,000 status points – within striking distance of Silver.

If you would rather credit these flights to Qantas Frequent Flyer, you could earn at least 4,450 Qantas Points and 120 status credits.

Join the discussion on the AFF forum

Have you booked this airfare, or do you have a question about it? Join the discussion on the Australian Frequent Flyer (AFF) forum!

In our dedicated “Airfare of the Week” thread, linked below, you can also find more information about how to book these fares or suggest a great airfare deal to be featured in a future Airfare of the Week article.