If you often fly to or from Asia with Qantas, you’ve probably noticed that almost all of Qantas’ flights from Asia back to Australia operate overnight. The only exceptions are QF26 from Tokyo to Sydney and QF72 from Singapore to Perth (which arrives just after midnight). Technically the Dili-Darwin flight also counts, but that’s not a long-haul route.

As another option, you could consider flying via Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Qantas and Air Niugini offer daytime flights from Port Moresby to Brisbane, Sydney and Cairns.

In the other direction, most of Qantas’ outbound flights from Australia to Asia are day flights. The sole exception is QF25 from Sydney to Tokyo.

Most of Virgin Australia and Jetstar’s flights from Asia to Australia (except for a limited number of flights from Bali) are also redeye flights.

Qantas’ Asian schedules are perfect for people who prefer overnight flights back to Australia. But if you prefer daytime flights, there are other options from Asia to Australia that could be more convenient if you’re prepared to fly with different airlines.

This article lists all of the daytime flights currently available from Asia to Australia, sorted by Australian airport. For each route listed below, we’ve included the airline, flight number and schedule. Note that the schedules may vary slightly on different days of the week or during daylight savings.

Daytime flights from Asia to Adelaide

Daytime flights from Asia to Brisbane

Daytime flights from Asia to Cairns

Daytime flights from Asia to Darwin

Daytime flights from Asia to Melbourne

Note that Asiana’s Seoul-Melbourne route is seasonal.

Daytime flights from Asia to Perth

Currently, all of the flights operating from Denpasar (Bali) to Perth are daytime (i.e. not redeye) flights. Jetstar, Batik Air and Indonesia AirAsia all have regular flights on this route, so we won’t list all of these flights here. The list below contains daytime flights on routes other than Denpasar-Perth.

Note that Tokyo-Perth is a seasonal route for All Nippon Airways (ANA), running from late October until March. Jetstar will launch its Singapore-Perth flights later in 2024.

Daytime flights from Asia to Sydney

In addition to the flights listed below, Turkish Airlines will commence daytime Kuala Lumpur-Sydney flights in December 2024.

Matt Graham

The editor of Australian Frequent Flyer, Matt's passion for travel has taken him to over 90 countries… with the help of frequent flyer points, of course!
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