TRAVEL BLOG
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Fly from London to Australia with Low Cost Airlines
The New Kangaroo Route - London to Sydney with Low Cost Airlines
Low cost airlines have now covered just about every short haul route possible and are now looking at inter-continental long haul flights. It will soon be possible to fly from the UK to Australia one stop, just like the traditional scheduled airlines.
Of course you don't have to fly to Australia in one stop. There are so many low cost carriers along the way that it is possible to break to trip up into multi stops like you would on a round the world ticket.
Flying like this though won't necessarily mean that your flight will be cheaper. And because most low cost airlines aren't in the booking systems of travel agents or online booking engines you have to do all the flight segment research yourself. For someone like me though that is half the fun.
If you are trying to fly straight through it's advisable to leave enough time between connecting flights. If one flight is late and you miss the next you will not just be able to get on the next flight like on a scheduled service. If you are trying to go straight through then one or two stops would be the most managable. Anything over that and you are better off enjoying the city you have flown to.
Here is a list of some route options to fly from London to Australia I have put together using only low cost airlines. Some stop over cities arrive in one city and depart from another city close by (eg Sharjah - Dubai and Hong Kong - Macau). Overland options (eg fly into Mumbai, out of Chennai) aren't included as there are so many possibilities.
One Stop
These options for Macau are planned for 2008:
These options for Kuala Lumpur are planned for 2008:
Two Stops
Three Stops
Four Stops
I have only covered the kangaroo Route for the list, but it is possible to fly around the world using low cost airlines. If you have you flown from the UK to Australia or around the world on low cost airlines, or have made up some other possible itineraries, leave a comment.
Low cost airlines have now covered just about every short haul route possible and are now looking at inter-continental long haul flights. It will soon be possible to fly from the UK to Australia one stop, just like the traditional scheduled airlines.
Of course you don't have to fly to Australia in one stop. There are so many low cost carriers along the way that it is possible to break to trip up into multi stops like you would on a round the world ticket.
Flying like this though won't necessarily mean that your flight will be cheaper. And because most low cost airlines aren't in the booking systems of travel agents or online booking engines you have to do all the flight segment research yourself. For someone like me though that is half the fun.
If you are trying to fly straight through it's advisable to leave enough time between connecting flights. If one flight is late and you miss the next you will not just be able to get on the next flight like on a scheduled service. If you are trying to go straight through then one or two stops would be the most managable. Anything over that and you are better off enjoying the city you have flown to.
Here is a list of some route options to fly from London to Australia I have put together using only low cost airlines. Some stop over cities arrive in one city and depart from another city close by (eg Sharjah - Dubai and Hong Kong - Macau). Overland options (eg fly into Mumbai, out of Chennai) aren't included as there are so many possibilities.
One Stop
London (LGW) (Ferry to Macau) Macau (MFM) | to to | Hong Kong (HKG) Sydney (SYD) | Oasis Hong Kong (no longer operatiing) Viva Macau |
These options for Macau are planned for 2008:
Macau (MFM) | to | Melbourne (AVV) | Viva Macau |
These options for Kuala Lumpur are planned for 2008:
London (STN) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | to to | Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Melbourne (AVV) | AirAsia X AirAsia X |
Two Stops
London (STN) Dusseldorf (DUS) Bangkok (BKK) | to to to | Dusseldorf Weeze (NRN) Bangkok (BKK) Melbourne (MEL) | Ryanair Jetstar |
London (STN) Dusseldorf (DUS) Phuket (HKT) | to to to | Dusseldorf (DUS) Phuket (HKT) Sydney (SYD) | Jetstar |
London (STN) Munich (MUC) Bangkok (BKK) | to to to | Munich (MUC) Bangkok (BKK) Melbourne (MEL) | Jetstar |
Three Stops
London Luton (LTN) Larnaca (LCA) Dubai (DXB) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | to to to to | Larnaca (LCA) Dubai (DXB) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Sydney (SYD) | Thomsonfly Jazeera Airways Air-India Express Jetstar |
Four Stops
London (LTN) Istanbul (SAW) Dubai (DXB) Kochi (COK) Singapore (SIN) | to to to to to | Istanbul (SAW) Sharjah (SAH) Kochi (COK) Singapore (SIN) Perth (PER) | easyJet Air Arabia Jazeera Airways Tiger Airways Tiger Airways |
London Stansted (STN) Larnaca (LCA) Kuwait (KWI) Mumbai (BOM) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) | to to to to to | Larnaca (LCA) Kuwait (KWI) Mumbai (BOM) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Gold Coast (OOL) | Thomsonfly Jazeera Airways Jazeera Airways Air India Express AirAsia |
London (LGW) Prague (PRG) Dubai (DXB) Mumbai (BOM) Bangkok (BKK) | to to to to to | Prague (PRG) Dubai (DXB) Mumbai (BOM) Bangkok (BKK) Melbourne (MEL) | easyJet Smartwings Jazeera Airways Air India Express Jetstar |
I have only covered the kangaroo Route for the list, but it is possible to fly around the world using low cost airlines. If you have you flown from the UK to Australia or around the world on low cost airlines, or have made up some other possible itineraries, leave a comment.
Labels: airlines, australia, kangaroo route, london, low cost airlines, round the world, uk
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
Subscribe in a Reader
or Subscribe by Email
