Sydney to Las Vegas Nonstop Starts 29 December
Qantas starts the first nonstop flights between Australia and Las Vegas on 29 December, three times a week from Sydney on Boeing 787-9s, for a season running to 12 March 2027.
Australians will be able to fly to Las Vegas without changing planes in the US from Tuesday 29 December. Qantas calls the Sydney route “the first non‑stop flights from Australia to Las Vegas”. It operates three times a week, subject to government and regulatory approval, and the airline says the schedule may change.
The route
| Route | Sydney – Las Vegas |
| First flight | Tue 29 Dec 2026 |
| Frequency | Three a week |
| Season | To 12 Mar 2027 |
| Aircraft | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner |
| Flight time | Nearly 14 hours |
| Schedule | Evening departure from Sydney, arriving in Las Vegas the same calendar day |
Sources: Qantas, plus Las Vegas’s tourism board, Visit Las Vegas, for the aircraft, season and flight time.
Qantas hasn’t published the days of operation or flight times on its news page. When we checked, its Sydney–Las Vegas booking page showed no flights for the search.
Why it matters
Because there’s been no nonstop until now, every trip from Australia to Las Vegas has needed a change of plane. The new flight cuts out that domestic US leg. Clients leave Sydney in the evening and land in Las Vegas on the same calendar date.
The season starts just after Christmas. Queensland and Victorian government schools go back on 27 and 28 January, and NSW public schools in February, so the first weeks overlap the family summer break. Qantas pitches the route at everything “from major sporting events to iconic shows”.
Entry
Australia and New Zealand are both in the US Visa Waiver Program. The State Department says it covers stays of 90 days or less, and travellers must have an approved ESTA before boarding. Clients staying longer, or who aren’t eligible, need a visa.
Sources
- Qantas, Qantas news: Viva Las Vegas, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New Nonstop Flights Make Las Vegas Closer Than Ever, 4 Mar 2026
- US Department of State, Visa Waiver Program
- Victorian Government, School term dates and holidays in Victoria, checked 22 Oct 2026
- Queensland Department of Education, Future school dates, checked 22 Oct 2026
- NSW Department of Education, 2027 term dates, checked 22 Oct 2026
Casie Stewart is Senior Editor at Not An Atlas, usually found in a Toronto coffee shop in a cute outfit, laptop open, coffee in hand and phone (always) within arm's reach. Some of her warmest memories are of fishing and camping in New Zealand's Bay of Islands with her family as a kid. She's a New Zealand citizen, and it will always feel like home. She takes the window seat (she wants to see the world, not the beverage cart), swears by her Trtl travel pillow (comfort over cool, always) and orders whatever the locals are having. Waking up to the sounds of the rainforest in the middle of the Costa Rican jungle is her “this is why I travel” moment, and Arizona's deserts and sunsets are where she'd go back tomorrow. She covers the places, people, food and festivals that make a destination memorable. Friends say funny, effervescent and organized. Her mum adds cuddly. Next stop: Bali.
