expired JETSTAR Tokyo/Osaka Airfare Sale Ex. Cairns > Osaka $177
This was posted 9 months 10 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Very cheap fares from most cities, via Gold Coast or Cairns.
For example:
Gold Coast > Tokyo
3rd September $209
+
Tokyo > Gold Coast $188
10th of September
Return price = $397
(Check-in baggage starts at $30 for 15kg)
Travel dates vary from 3 September - 17 December
9 October - 12 December
Sale ends 22 August 2012 @ 7:00pm
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+4 votesTrance N Dance on 16/08/2012 - 14:45 ¶So how do I explain to customs that I fly out of the country and back over 2 days just to get FF points and status credits?
Use the 20% off Jetstar domestic deal to go to another state.
they had the exact same deal last year, I'm from Adelaide :) fly to Melbourne or Gold Coast, you can possibly get return flights to Tokyo for about $700. There's an Adelaide - Melbourne flight that arrives around midnight, if you don't mind hanging around the airport for 6 hours.
I can see where you are coming from, but realistically over the December period, a 'sale' price from those jokers costs about $1800. Given that Jetstar can do it for $1200 or less, add in the Domestic flight ~$300 + a hotel for a night ~$100 (or even just sleep at the airport) and you're still better off.
On the plus side Jetstar stops over at Carins (Australia), which means you can duty free your alcohol from Japan, rather than everywhere else stopping over at Singapore etc which means that would be impossible.
I don't remember saying I was looking for a December sale at all. Im looking for one in September, and I have found Qantas for $1000, Cathay Pacific for $1100, Virgin for $1200 all from Adelaide. I have also found Qantas/Japan airlines combined for $850 but that means a 12 hour layover overnight in Sydney.
very practical, did it last year during the same sale. if you don't mind hanging around the airport for 6 hours, take the last flight out of Adelaide and you can make the 6am flight to Tokyo from Melbourne. still much much cheaper than any other airline's offering during that period.
Thats not particularly practical in my books! Getting the last flight out of Adelaide then getting the 6am from Melbourne means a total travel time of nearly 24 hours since you won't be arriving in Tokyo until 10PM the following day.
At $1000 return for the full service airlines you want an Amazing price with Jetstar in order to put up with that. You mentioned you got it for $700. $150 each way to have to deal with long layovers and the risk of jetstar cancellations its just not worth it.
Funky Moose on 16/08/2012 - 22:43 ¶It really depends on how much time you have available for your holidays. When I was at uni and had plenty of free time but not a lot of money 10 hour lay overs and the like were perfectly fine. Plus any cash I could save meant I could do more things on holiday.
Now that I am working full time, a 10 hour lay over means one day less holiday. Working also means money is less of an issue than when I was a student. I would never entertain the idea of such a long stop now unless the flight was insanely cheap.
Thanks, I found this helpful too, now just need to time it right and get them to read it… lol
+1 votesonicentropy on 16/08/2012 - 15:50 ¶My advice for cheap accommodation in Tokyo
Starting from $28/night and $38 each for private room
Staff are friendly and very clean. Nice and central
http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails.php/Khaosan-Tokyo-S...
Stayed there twice last year..
+3 votesJonaseymour on 16/08/2012 - 15:51 ¶I'm not so sure Cairns > Osaka, I mean, I know there's the Daintree and Great Barrier Reef around there, but it's no Osaka. I guess this is subjective though…
thefatalreign on 17/08/2012 - 00:02 ¶im going to buy for snow, so I can go skiing, the peak season is jan/feb, but im sure there is still snow in december because the season starts early as nov..?
- thefatalreign on 17/08/2012 - 00:01 ¶
This is an amazing find seriously thank you so much! love this forum community.
I am serioulsy considering booking in the next few days before the sale ends or gets sold out! thanks for the heads up its so cheap!
sorry to hear your in ADE, you should try get a cheap one way and fly down to gold coast or melb for the deal if you can 
Great deal.
However 2 years ago we took it and it was not a pleasant journey at all.
Back then the pilot tried to land at Tokyo airport twice despite there was a strong typhoon in action.
It was only after the 2 tries (near crashes) and hovering over the airport for 2 hours before we are redirected to Osaka and let us get off the plane there.
I am not sure if it was just communication fault or if it's their policy to put the passenger at risk to save on cost. (Hotel, and paying for transport to send us back to Tokyo.)
I personally is tempted to try again for the price, so am not negging it.
However I suggest those whom are already uncomfortable with regular flying to reconsider taking up the deal.
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As Blackadder would say "Seen it, Pinched it, Spent it" thanks for the heads up…
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