Cheaper offshore?

[peterkemp]

Is it cheaper to buy a ticket back to Australia at an overseas port rather tha n a return flight booked in Australia. Case in point- I can book coughet/Sydney in Australia on Jestar Starclass for about $980 including all taxes. If I was in coughett and booked the same flight, is it cheaper? Appreciate anyone's experience in this area.

 

[NM]

This really depends on the fares offered for the specific itinerary you want. Many LCC carriers (such as Jetstar) only offer 1-way flights, so it can be beneficial to make multiple 1-way bookings. However, most "legacy' or traditional carriers (like Qantas) do not offer cheap 1-way flights. It is often cheaper to book a return fare rather than multiple 1-ways.

 

[serfty]

Quite a few AFF'er make use of this.

e.g. MEL-SIN o/w purchased on qantas.com costs from AUD1040, book SIN-MEL on the Qantas.com "Asia" portal is SGD746 (~AUD615). Return fare start at AUD1270 and SGD1170 (~AUD965) respectively.

 

[JohnK]

Is it cheaper to buy a ticket back to Australia at an overseas port rather tha n a return flight booked in Australia.

LCC excluded, some one ways are cheaper overseas but you would not offset any airfare costs if you purchased a one-way departing Australia and a one-way returning to Australia.

Where the advantage comes in is if you know your future travel dates to purchase QF and BA return airfares from SIN or BKK. I have the return portion of a BA WT+ returning to BKK in March. Closer to departure I will book another return from either BKK or SIN returning to Australia end of March and leaving Australia again in August/September. The savings are significant as opposed to purchasing a return ticket from Australia.

Case in point- I can book coughet/Sydney in Australia on Jestar Starclass for about $980 including all taxes. If I was in coughett and booked the same flight, is it cheaper?

This is the overseas airfare. When you input HKT-SYD you should be quoted the airfare in Thai baht. I don't think you will find any significant savings with a travel agent in Thailand.