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Qantas: flying with a dog

✈ Oneworld 📍 Australia 🛫 SYD · MEL · BNE · PER
★ Transport possible under conditions

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

🐾 CabinRefused
No animals in the cabin on Qantas, apart from approved service dogs or service dogs in training.
🛡️ Official source — original text in English
qantas.com
« Qantas does not carry any animals in the aircraft cabin, other than approved Service Dogs or Service Dogs under training. »
Qantas Disability Access Facilitation Plan (July 2025) → 8.12 Other Animals Verified on 9 September 2026 Confidence 4/5
✈️ Qantas FreightUnder conditions
Qantas Freight cargo possible for a dog (service dogs excluded) across the whole Australian domestic network; for an international departure from Australia, booking through a pet travel specialist.
Conditions apply for entering Australia; snub-nosed breeds are also booked through a specialist.
official published fare : official pricing formula · depending on the route and conditions
🛡️ Official source — original text in English
freight.qantas.com
« Pets include dogs (excluding service dogs), cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, domestic fish with no aeration requirements, and domestic birds that don't need a travel permit. […] Brachycephalic breeds (snub-nosed or flat-faced) must be booked through a pet travel specialist. […] You can book your pet to fly across our entire domestic network. […] Pets travelling from Australia must be booked through a pet travel specialist. For pet travel into Australia, conditions apply. »
Pets → Pet travel ; Domestic pet travel ; International pet travel Verified on 14 October 2026 Confidence 4/5
🧳 Checked-baggage holdUnder conditions
Depending on the airport, the dog travels as freight or as checked baggage in the hold; if Qantas agrees to the hold, you provide a proper crate and food.
Ask Qantas which option applies at your airport.
Fee to confirm with the airline
🛡️ Official source — original text in English
qantas.com
« Some airports will require that your pet travels as freight and some will allow carriage in the hold as Checked Baggage; if we agree that your pet may be carried in the aircraft hold as Checked Baggage, you must provide proper crating and food for your pet. »
Conditions of Carriage → 8.8 Pet animals Verified on 9 September 2026 Confidence 4/5

💶 Fares for travelling with a dog

Every amount below is published by the airline itself and quoted from its own page. The Flight Finder shows the fare that applies to the trip you searched; this page lists all the official fares we have verified.

🧳HoldFare not yet verified by MyDogCanFly

We have not yet found an official amount for this channel. Rather than show a number we cannot source, we say so.

    ✈️CargoOfficial pricing rule
    • Official pricing ruleper shipment · per one-way
      Qantas Freight booking — priced by pet weight and crate size
      See the source
      « Just like all other air freight items, how much your pet weighs as well as the size of the crate will determine the cost. »
      Pet travel FAQs → How do I calculate the cost of my pet's travel?verified on18 September 2026Official page →

    🗺️ Qantas's network and destination formalities

    This is the airline's commercial network. Flying to a destination does not mean the airline accepts a dog on that route: check the channel statuses above and confirm with the airline.

    Flying with a dog on Qantas: common questions

    Can my dog travel in the cabin on Qantas?

    Qantas — Refused. « Qantas does not carry any animals in the aircraft cabin, other than approved Service Dogs or Service Dogs under training. » (https://www.qantas.com/content/dam/qantas/pdfs/fly/specific-needs/qantas-disability-access-facilitation-plan.pdf)

    Does Qantas carry dogs in the hold?

    Hold — Qantas — Under conditions.…

    This page summarises the information currently on record. Conditions can change: confirm them with the airline before booking.

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