Ski season 2026–27
Ski Resorts With Direct Flights From Sydney
19 of the ski resorts in our guides have an airport nearby that you can reach on a nonstop flight from Sydney, across 4 countries. The airlines covering the most of them are Qantas, Air Canada, United Airlines. The shortest onward journey is to Rusutsu, 1h 19m from New Chitose.
A resort is listed only when we have evidence of a nonstop route: the airline's own route map, its hub and destination lists, or nonstop fares for that exact airport pair in Travelpayouts flight data. Schedules change, so check the airline for your dates.
Canada
Apex Mountain · British Columbia
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 240 km from Apex Mountain, then about 6h 01m by car.
Apex Mountain ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Big White · British Columbia
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 310 km from Big White, then about 5h 48m by car.
Big White ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Mount Washington Alpine · British Columbia
Snow peaks in December (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 164 km from Mount Washington Alpine, then about 5h 05m by car.
Mount Washington Alpine ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Silver Star Mountain · British Columbia
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 327 km from Silver Star Mountain.
Silver Star Mountain ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Sun Peaks · British Columbia
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 299 km from Sun Peaks, then about 5h 14m by car.
Sun Peaks ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Whistler · British Columbia
Snow peaks in March (regional average)Fly Sydney → Vancouver (YVR), 104 km from Whistler, then about 2h 22m by car.
Vancouver to Whistler transfer guide →Whistler ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Japan
Furano · Hokkaido
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → New Chitose (CTS), 84 km from Furano, then about 1h 44m by car.
New Chitose to Furano transfer guide →Furano ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Hakuba · Nagano
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → Tokyo (Haneda) (HND), 214 km from Hakuba, then about 4h 07m by car.
Hakuba ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Niseko · Hokkaido
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → New Chitose (CTS), 82 km from Niseko, then about 1h 46m by car.
New Chitose to Niseko transfer guide →Niseko ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Nozawa Onsen · Nagano Prefecture
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → Tokyo (Haneda) (HND), 193 km from Nozawa Onsen.
Nozawa Onsen ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Rusutsu · Hokkaido
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → New Chitose (CTS), 67 km from Rusutsu, then about 1h 19m by car.
New Chitose to Rusutsu transfer guide →Rusutsu ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
South Korea
HiOne · Kangwon-Do
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → Seoul (ICN), 213 km from HiOne.
HiOne ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Muju · Jeollabuk-Do
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → Seoul (ICN), 210 km from Muju.
Muju ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Yongpyong · Gangwon
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → Seoul (ICN), 197 km from Yongpyong, then about 3h 32m by car.
Seoul to Yongpyong transfer guide →Yongpyong ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
United States
Heavenly Mountain · Nevada
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → San Francisco (SFO), 259 km from Heavenly Mountain.
Heavenly Mountain ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Kirkwood Mountain · California
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → San Francisco (SFO), 234 km from Kirkwood Mountain.
Kirkwood Mountain ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Mammoth Lakes · California
Snow peaks in February (regional average)Fly Sydney → San Francisco (SFO), 300 km from Mammoth Lakes, then about 6h 15m by car.
Mammoth Lakes ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Northstar at Tahoe · California
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → San Francisco (SFO), 268 km from Northstar at Tahoe.
Northstar at Tahoe ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
Palisades Tahoe · California
Snow peaks in January (regional average)Fly Sydney → San Francisco (SFO), 257 km from Palisades Tahoe, then about 4h 09m by car.
Palisades Tahoe ski guide, hotels and lessons →
Route evidence: nonstop fare data.
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Skiing from Sydney: questions
Which ski resorts can you fly to directly from Sydney?
19 resorts in this guide have a nearby airport with a nonstop flight from Sydney: Apex Mountain, Big White, Mount Washington Alpine, Silver Star Mountain, Sun Peaks, Whistler, Furano, Hakuba and more.
Which ski resort is quickest to reach from Sydney?
Of the resorts with nonstop flights, Rusutsu has the shortest transfer from its airport: 1h 19m from New Chitose (CTS).
Which airlines fly from Sydney to ski resort airports?
Qantas, Air Canada, United Airlines, Jetstar, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines fly nonstop from Sydney to the most ski resort airports in this guide.
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