Cheap flights from London to Australia from £386

The month of May is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Australia from London, with most prices found around £931. The month of June is another great option to travel to Australia, with average flight prices from London averaging around £980.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Australia is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as £1,166. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Australia is Friday, with ticket prices averaging around £1,278.

Fly from London Heathrow to Melbourne for the best London - Australia flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around £1,081 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Australia from London for as low as £1,005 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on London to Australia flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 9% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Australia flight.

Beijing Capital Airlines, Etihad Airways, and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from London to Australia

Cathay Pacific, Qantas Airways and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Australia from London according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Australia. Keep in mind that there are 32 different airlines that fly to Australia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 22% of flights between London and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 114 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from London to Australia. The most common time of day flights depart is 22:00, with 75% of flights taking off in the evening.

29 flights are operational weekly from London to Australia as of September 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.