Australia is a huge country, with long distances between major cities. Rail travel is generally expensive and unpopular, and buses take a long time to get from place to place. Luckily, four major airlines compete for a share of domestic Australian business, thus offering reasonably priced fares to get around Australia.
Here's a break-down of the carriers who fly domestic Australian routes, and the best time to shop for their airfare bargains.
Tiger Airways
Tiger Airways is arguably the airline with the cheapest base fares in Australia. They regularly offer one-way fares for less than $50 for popular routes like Melbourne to Sydney or Sydney to Gold Coast. Tiger offers special “Raw,” fares, which are updated weekly. Fares as low as $29 - and sometimes less - can often be found.
