$170+ Cheap flights from Columbus

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CMH — SYD
24 Feb — 3 Mar1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Sat 7/217:23
CMH
-
SYD
1 stop23h 37m
Qantas Airways
Wed 11/219:15
SYD
-
CMH
2 stops35h 40m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 25/1$1,395
Sat 21/215:45
CMH
-
MEL
2 stops48h 35m
Qantas Airways
Sat 28/212:00
MEL
-
CMH
1 stop21h 16m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 24/1$1,403
Thu 26/309:30
CMH
-
BNE
2 stops32h 15m
Air Canada
Thu 9/410:00
BNE
-
CMH
2 stops24h 57m
Air Canada
Deal found 24/1$1,616
Tue 2/609:55
CMH
-
SYD
2 stops31h 25m
Air Canada
Tue 4/809:20
SYD
-
CMH
2 stops66h 12m
Air Canada
Deal found 24/1$1,647
Thu 26/309:30
CMH
-
BNE
3 stops37h 55m
Multiple Airlines
Thu 9/410:00
BNE
-
CMH
2 stops24h 57m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 24/1$1,656
Tue 10/318:09
CMH
-
SYD
2 stops24h 41m
Qantas Airways
Tue 17/313:05
SYD
-
CMH
1 stop20h 53m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 23/1$1,710
Wed 13/518:00
CMH
-
SYD
2 stops25h 20m
Qantas Airways
Wed 20/512:00
SYD
-
CMH
1 stop21h 04m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 25/1$1,711
Fri 24/415:51
CMH
-
MEL
1 stop23h 09m
Qantas Airways
Mon 4/509:45
MEL
-
CMH
1 stop21h 22m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 23/1$1,716
Sun 17/519:54
CMH
-
SYD
1 stop21h 01m
Qantas Airways
Sun 31/510:20
SYD
-
CMH
2 stops44h 37m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 25/1$1,739
Fri 24/409:30
CMH
-
MEL
3 stops35h 55m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 4/520:50
MEL
-
CMH
3 stops37h 32m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 23/1$1,747
Wed 4/217:13
CMH
-
MEL
2 stops31h 27m
Qantas Airways
Wed 25/216:05
MEL
-
CMH
1 stop22h 35m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 24/1$1,753
Tue 17/215:45
CMH
-
SYD
1 stop23h 10m
Qantas Airways
Tue 24/206:05
SYD
-
CMH
2 stops24h 50m
Qantas Airways
Deal found 23/1$1,755

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Price

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Sat 21/2

15:45-08:20

2 stops48h 35m

Melbourne

Sat 28/2

12:00-17:16

1 stop21h 16m

$1,403

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Thu 26/3

09:30-07:45

2 stops32h 15m

Brisbane

Thu 9/4

10:00-20:57

2 stops24h 57m

$1,616

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Mon 9/3

15:45-05:00

1 stop22h 15m

Melbourne

Mon 16/3

16:05-22:40

1 stop21h 35m

$1,646

ColumbusSydney

CMH - SYD

CMHSYD

Columbus

Tue 2/6

09:55-07:20

2 stops31h 25m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 4/8

09:20-13:32

2 stops66h 12m

$1,647

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Thu 26/3

09:30-13:25

3 stops37h 55m

Brisbane

Thu 9/4

10:00-20:57

2 stops24h 57m

$1,656

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Fri 24/4

15:51-05:00

1 stop23h 09m

Melbourne

Mon 4/5

09:45-17:07

1 stop21h 22m

$1,716

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Wed 4/2

17:13-16:40

2 stops31h 27m

Melbourne

Wed 25/2

16:05-22:40

1 stop22h 35m

$1,753

ColumbusSydney

CMH - SYD

CMHSYD

Columbus

Tue 17/2

15:45-06:55

1 stop23h 10m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 24/2

06:05-14:55

2 stops24h 50m

$1,755

ColumbusSydney

CMH - SYD

CMHSYD

Columbus

Tue 10/3

09:30-08:35

2 stops32h 05m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 17/3

10:20-20:56

2 stops49h 36m

$1,784

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Sat 14/3

15:45-05:00

1 stop22h 15m

Melbourne

Sat 21/3

16:05-22:48

1 stop21h 43m

$1,792

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