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Helping You Plan Your Travel to AustraliaWhen you decide you want to travel to Australia, you most likely have at least 1 long flight ahead of you! That’s because of Australia’s location in the world – “down under”, tucked away in the corner of the South Pacific.
Flights to Australia are some of the longest flight routings in the world! Still, it’s surprising how quick the journey can go by after 3 movies, 3 meals and a snooze for a few hours.
After making about 10 trips to Australia, I've managed to put together some pointers for making the journey go a bit smoother. Let's look at those, and then some flight routings and options for traveling to Australia. (Airfares to Australia are actually quite low considering the distance involved! For more info on cheap flights to Australia, check all the latest tips on getting the best price for travel online in the Travel Smart and Cheap section of our site.)
Making Air Travel to Australia EasierFrom our own experiences, we've put together some tips on making air travel to Australia a little more easy...During The Flight:
Jet Lag: There’s no magic cure for jet lag on air travel to Australia. Here’s what Maureen and I do when crossing time zones:
Travelling East – Australia to Canada/USA, or Europe/U.K. to Australia:
Travelling West – Travel to Sydney Australia from Canada or the USA, or from Australia to Europe/U.K.:
The easier of the two! If possible, for the last 3 or 4 days leading up to your flight, try to stay up later than usual each night. And then sleep a little later than usual the next morning. That way, when you arrive, your body clock is a little closer to the local time. You’ll find that you’ll get tired around dinner time, but it’s not too difficult to stay awake a few more hours till around 9 or 10 PM. Also, try to resist taking an afternoon nap – this only prolongs your adjustment period.
Travel from the USA to AustraliaQantas, Air New Zealand and United all have flights to Australia. Routes: Los Angeles or San Francisco to Sydney/Melbourne Non-Stop. Or connect through Honolulu or Auckland.
Flight Time from LAX or SFO to Sydney or Melbourne: Non-Stop approx. 13 hours.
Through Honolulu: Flight time from Los Angeles/San Francisco to Honolulu 5 hours, Honolulu to Sydney/Melbourne: 10 hours.
Through Auckland: Los Angeles/San Francisco to Auckland: 11 hours, Auckland to Sydney/Melbourne: 3 hours.
Cheap Flights to Sydney, AustraliaCheck TripAdvisor's special airfare to Sydney search engine for the cheapest flights to Sydney on Qantas, United, British Airways and Air Canada. Also, it pays to look at each airline's site for discounts and seat sales.
Travel to Australia from CanadaAir Canada has flights and fares to Australia from either Toronto or Vancouver. Routes: Toronto/Vancouver to Sydney, connecting in Honolulu.
Flight Time from Toronto to Honolulu is 9 hours. Vancouver to Honolulu flights are 5&1/2 hours. And flight time from Honolulu to Sydney is about 10 hours. Travel to Australia: From the U.K.Routes:Both British Airways and Qantas fly from London to Sydney/Melbourne, connecting in Singapore or Bangkok.
Flight Time from London to Singapore or Bangkok is 12 hours, and flights from Singapore and Bangkok to Sydney or Melbourne are about 8&1/2 hours.
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This one is tough. The problem is that, after arriving, you have trouble trying to fall asleep (at midnight or 1 AM!), but then you’re too tired to get up at even 9AM! What helps: going to bed earlier before you fly. Upon arrival, try to get in the local time mode ASAP. Have breakfast even if you’re not hungry, and so on. Mornings are the hardest part, and you’ll probably find as the day goes on, you’ll feel better.