Happy Hour sale

Happy Hour sale

*Fares are on sale from 4pm AEDT 15 October 2026 until 11pm AEDT 15 October 2026 unless sold out prior, for selected one way flights on selected travel dates between 2 November 2026 and 17 December 2026 for Economy Lite and Choice fares only. Travel periods apply and fares are subject to availability.

Europe early bird sale

^On sale from 12:01am AEST 6 October 2026 to 11:59pm AEST 30 October 2026, unless sold out prior. For travel on selected dates between 17 January 2027 to 14 March 2027 and 17 April 2027 to 8 June 2027 (inclusive), blackout periods apply. Sale fares are for return Economy Choice fares booked on virginaustralia.com, on flights operated by Qatar Airways from Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, to selected European destinations via Doha. Sale destinations include Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Paris, Dublin, Rome, London (Heathrow) and Manchester. Fares departing Brisbane to Barcelona are for travel from 21 April to 8 June 2027. Fares departing Melbourne to Barcelona are for travel from 17 April to 8 June 2027. Fares departing Perth to Barcelona are for travel from 26 January to 14 March 2027.  Price is based on a return Economy Choice fare booked on virginaustralia.com. Seats are limited and may not be available at peak times or on all flights. Return fares may vary with the addition of local taxes and charges or due to currency fluctuations. Fare inclusions (like different baggage allowances) and change and cancellation fare rules will be different depending on the partner airline operating your flight. See Virgin Australia’s fares pages for information about fees and charges you may incur when you change or cancel your fare operated by a partner airline (https://www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/travel-info/flying-with-us/fare-types/international-fares/partner-fares/). You may also request a refund for other reasons, including under the Australian Consumer Law.

Check your fare rules for more information. Full T&Cs at www.virginaustralia.com.​

Economy X

​​​​³Economy X seats are limited and may be sold out at time of booking or at any time prior to your travel date. The applicable Economy X fee will be the fee published at the time you purchase Economy X and is subject to change. Price is per person, one way and per sector. Price is in the applicable booking currency, being the country of origin specified in your booking or purchase. Economy X upgrades are non-refundable, except where you are entitled to a refund under the Australian Consumer Law. See the Economy X Terms and Conditions for more information on refunds. Not all product benefits are available at all airports. Where some of the product features are not available or utilised by you, you are not entitled to a refund unless otherwise specified in the Economy X Terms and Conditions. Economy X seats located in Exit Rows require guests to accept and meet the Exit Row Safety Conditions to sit in these rows. If you change your mind and no longer wish to sit in these rows, you may move to an alternate Economy X seat for no additional fee. If however no other Economy X are available, you will be assigned a standard Economy X seat and entitled to a refund of the Economy X price. Please let us know as soon as possible if you no longer meet the Exit Row Safety Conditions. If at the time of travel you no longer meet the Exit Row Safety Conditions you will be offered an alternate Economy X seat or you will be assigned a standard Economy seat and entitled to a refund of the Economy X fee. Economy X is only available on flights operated by Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia International. See full Economy X Terms and Conditions.

Earn 40,000 bonus Velocity Points on eligible Virgin Australia Holidays bookings

⁴During the promotional period of 12:01 am AEST 12 October 2026 until 11:59 pm AEST 18 October 2026 ("Offer Period”), unless extended or withdrawn earlier, Velocity members can earn 40,000 bonus Velocity Points for each eligible Virgin Australia Holidays booking made with Hopper at Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper - Earn or redeem Velocity Points when booking your next holiday … for travel between 12 October 2026 and 26 June 2027 (“Offer”), with a minimum spend of $1,000 per booking (based on the final pricing displayed in the price breakdown prior to booking) and paid for in cash (not Velocity Points). This offer is not valid for full redemption bookings or ‘Points+Pay’ bookings.

Only available where minimum spend requirements can be met based on the room type, property, flights and travel dates configuration. Offer can only be redeemed on new eligible bookings.

40,000 bonus Velocity Points earn is in addition to the standard earn rate of 3 Points per $1 of eligible spend on Holidays bookings. Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Plus members will continue to earn their tier bonus Velocity Points separately. Silver members earn an extra 1.5 bonus Points per $1 spent on eligible Holiday bookings, Gold members earn an extra 2.25 bonus Points per $1 spent on eligible Holiday bookings, Platinum members earn an extra 3 bonus Points per $1 spent on eligible Holiday bookings and Platinum Plus members earn an extra 4.5 bonus Points per $1 spent on eligible Holiday bookings.

Virgin Australia Holiday packages booked via Virgin Australia Holidays by Hopper - Earn or redeem Velocity Points when booking your next holiday … are provided by Hopper and all bookings made through this platform are subject to the Virgin Australia Holidays Terms and Conditions.

Velocity Points are not earned on full redemption Holiday bookings. For “Points + Pay” bookings, Velocity Points will be earned on any “+ Pay” component. Points will not be awarded for additional or incidental costs (such as in-room charges, early check-in, late checkout and upgrades), cancelled bookings or bookings where stay is not completed. Velocity members must submit their valid Velocity membership number at the time of booking to be eligible to earn Velocity Points. Only the Velocity member who identifies themselves as the Primary Guest on the Holiday booking is eligible to earn Velocity Points. Points are awarded after check-out and are credited to your account within 1 week after the completion of the return flight included within the eligible Holiday booking.

This offer, Velocity membership and Velocity Points earn are subject to the Velocity membership Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time. Velocity reserves the right to vary or withdraw this offer at any time, subject to applicable law. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount or promotion, unless expressly stated otherwise.

Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply.  

Get up to 24,000 bonus Velocity Points with Qatar Airways

⁵To be eligible for the bonus Velocity Points promotion (“Bonus Points Offer”), you must: (1) activate this offer through the activation link between 12.01am AEST 6 October 2026 and 11.59pm AEST 30 October 2026 inclusive (“Promotion Period”); (2) after activation, book an Eligible Flight during the Promotion Period; (3) add your Velocity membership number to your booking before travel; and (4) travel on the Eligible Flight booked in the Promotion Period between 12.01am AEST 17 January  2027 and 11.59pm AEST 31 October 2027 (“Travel Period”). An Eligible Flight is a Virgin Australia marketed international long haul flight, operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia (with a VA flight number VA1-29), or a Qatar Airways marketed international long haul flight, operated by Qatar Airways for Virgin Australia (with a QR flight number QR8390-8409) between an Australian port and starting, ending or transiting through Doha, Qatar, that normally earns Velocity Points. If you meet the Bonus Points Offer criteria, you will receive 3,000 bonus Points for a one-way Virgin Australia Economy Choice or Qatar Airways Convenience or Classic Eligible Flight, 6,000 bonus Points for a one-way Virgin Australia Economy Flex or Qatar Airways Economy Comfort Eligible Flight and 12,000 bonus Points for a one-way Virgin Australia or Qatar Airways Business Eligible Flight. The bonus Velocity Points will be awarded to the Velocity membership number listed in the Eligible Flight booking that meets the Bonus Points Offer criteria. The member details on the Velocity membership number must match the passenger travelling on the Eligible Flight booking. The Bonus Points Offer does not attract additional bonus Points as a result of the member’s tier. Bonus Velocity Points will be applied to the originally purchased fare class and any upgrades (example: from Economy to Business) will only attract bonus Velocity Points as originally booked and ticketed. Eligible Flights can be booked via the Virgin Australia website, the Virgin Australia Business Flyer booking portal, the Qatar Airways website or via a travel agent. Changes made within the Promotion Period to an existing booking originally made before the Promotion Period do not qualify the booking as an Eligible Flight. The Bonus Points Offer is awarded on a sector-by-sector basis. If you meet the Bonus Points Offer criteria, you should allow up to 2 weeks after your travel for the bonus Points to be allocated. Additional airline partner and Velocity membership Terms and Conditions apply. 

Velocity

~To earn and redeem Velocity Frequent Flyer Points you must be a Velocity member. Velocity membership and Velocity Points earn and redemption are subject to the Velocity member Terms and Conditions as amended from time to time. 

Best Cabin Crew

⁶Virgin Australia was awarded the Best Cabin Crew for the eighth year in a row at the AirlineRatings.com World's Best Airlines for 2026 awards. Find out more.

Economy Lite: All fares subject to availability. International return fares may vary with the addition of local taxes and charges or due to currency fluctuations. All fares prices are based on a one way Economy Lite fare booked on virginaustralia.com unless stated otherwise. Seat selection and checked baggage are not included in Economy Lite fares. Economy Lite fares are not recommended if you require flexibility with your travel as cancellations are not permitted and you may need to pay a fee and any fare difference to make a change. For other fare types, a fee and fare difference may be payable for changing or cancelling your booking. See Virgin Australia’s Fare Types page for more information. Refunds are not permitted for Economy Lite and Choice fares if you cancel your booking. Refunds are permitted for Economy Flex fares on payment of a fee. You may also request a refund for other reasons, including under the Australian Consumer Law. Check your fare rules for more information. Some flights may be operated by a partner airline. Different baggage allowances and conditions may apply to these flights. Full Terms and Conditions at www.virginaustralia.com

Economy Choice: All fares subject to availability. International return fares may vary with the addition of local taxes and charges or due to currency fluctuations. All fares prices are based on a one way Economy Choice fare booked on virginaustralia.com unless stated otherwise. You can change or cancel your booking to travel credit by paying a fee and any fare difference. See Virgin Australia’s Fare Types page for more information. Refunds are not permitted for this fare if you cancel your booking but may be requested for other reasons, including under the Australian Consumer Law. Check your fare rules for more information. Some flights may be operated by a partner airline. Different baggage allowances and conditions may apply to these flights. Full Terms and Conditions at www.virginaustralia.com

Economy Flex: All fares subject to availability. International return fares may vary with the addition of local taxes and charges or due to currency fluctuations. All fares prices are based on a one way Economy Flex fare booked on virginaustralia.com unless stated otherwise. You can change or cancel your booking to travel credit by paying a fee and any fare difference. See Virgin Australia’s Fare Types page for more information. Refunds are permitted for a fee if you cancel this booking. You may also request a refund for other reasons, including under the Australian Consumer Law. Check your fare rules for more information. Some flights may be operated by a partner airline. Different baggage allowances and conditions may apply to these flights. Full Terms and Conditions at www.virginaustralia.com

Business: Price is based on a one way Business fare booked on virginaustralia.com unless stated otherwise. Seats are limited and may not be available at peak times or on all flights. Changes incur any applicable fare difference. See Virgin Australia’s Fare Types page for more information. Refunds are permitted if you cancel this booking. You may also request a refund for other reasons, including under the Australian Consumer Law. Check your fare rules for more information. Some flights may be operated by a partner airline. Full Terms and Conditions at www.virginaustralia.com