Virgin launches massive January flight sale with fares as low as $49

Australians already daydreaming about their next holiday have been thrown a massive sale, with 500,000 seats available for as low as $49.

Virgin Australia has launched its first sale of the year, offering half a million fares for as low as $49.

In a move the airline hopes will inspire Australians to “trade work meetings for holidays,” hundreds of thousands of domestic and international seats are now on sale, for travel between January 29 and late November.

The cheapest flight is a one-way economy lite trip from Sydney to Ballina (Byron Bay), which will set travellers back just $49.

Virgin Australia has launched its first sale of the year. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

Internationally, return flights from Brisbane to Port Vila, Vanuatu, start at $419; with flights from Sydney to Denpasar, Bali from $549.

Virgin Australia said the sale was for the Aussies who needed a “holiday after the holidays”.

The sale runs until 11.59pm January 22, and all sale fares include frequent flyer points and status credits.

There are hundreds of thousands of domestic and international seats on sale. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Domestic one-way fares on sale:

• Sydney Ballina (Byron Bay) from $49
• Melbourne Launceston from $59
• Sydney Sunshine Coast from $69
• Sydney Gold Coast from $79
• Sydney Hobart from $85
• Melbourne Adelaide from $99
• Brisbane Cairns from $105
• Canberra Gold Coast from $105
• Sydney Brisbane from $109
• Melbourne Canberra from $109
• Melbourne Gold Coast from $109
• Sydney Hamilton Island from $119
• Brisbane Hobart from $125
• Sydney Adelaide from $129
• Sydney Cairns from $135
• Brisbane Uluru from $139
• Melbourne Hamilton Island from $139
• Melbourne Uluru from $139
• Melbourne Cairns from $145
• Brisbane Darwin from $169
• Perth Broome from $189
• Melbourne Perth from $205

The cheapest flight is Sydney to Ballina for $49. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

International return fares on sale:

• Brisbane to Port Vila (Vanuatu) from $419
• Sydney to Queenstown (New Zealand) from $435
• Gold Coast to Denpasar (Bali) from $449
• Brisbane to Queenstown from $499
• Brisbane to Nadi (Fiji) from $499
• Sydney to Denpasar from $549
• Melbourne to Denpasar from $559
• Brisbane to Apia (Samoa) from $589
• Melbourne to Nadi from $589
• Cairns to Haneda (Tokyo) from $679