Cheap flights from London to Melbourne from £421

There are numerous route options for flights to Melbourne from London, with three London airports serving the Melbourne route: London Gatwick (LGW), London Heathrow (LHR) and London City (LCY). The majority of flights on this route leave from London Heathrow. In Melbourne, there are two destination airports receiving flights from London: Melbourne International (MEL) and  Avalon Airport (AVV). Melbourne International is the main airport for the region, while Avalon is the second-busiest of the four airports serving the state capital. Melbourne International is 14 miles from central Melbourne, while Avalon is 31 miles southwest of the city.

Unfortunately, given the distances involved, there are currently no direct flights from London to Melbourne. There are numerous transit options, though. Air France can bring you from London Heathrow (LHR) to Melbourne International (MEL) via Paris (CDG) and Singapore (SIN). Qatar Airways also flies from Heathrow, but with only one stopover in Doha. British Airways offers one-stop routes from both Heathrow and London Gatwick to Melbourne (MEL). Swiss can bring you from London City to Melbourne via Zurich and Singapore (SIN), while Qantas is the only carrier connecting with Avalon (AVV) via a two-stop transit through Dubai (DXB) and Sydney (SYD).

There are various stopover options on this route. Flying with Air France, you have a 6h 35min wait in Paris first and then another 4h in Singapore before continuing to Melbourne. Qatar Airways has a shorter 2h 20min stopover on its Doha transit. If you are choosing between British Airways out of Heathrow or Gatwick, the transit on the Gatwick departure might decide it for you. It comes with a 20h-plus stopover in Doha, while the Heathrow departure has a mere 2h 20min stop at the same airport. Qantas has a 1h 30min transit through Dubai and an 8h 30min stopover in Sydney before proceeding to Avalon Airport (AVV).

Passengers travelling on a UK passport will need to apply for an eVisitor visa to enter Australia. There is no cost for this, and you can apply for it online. The Visitor visa is valid for three months within a 12 month period. With it, you can enter Australia as a tourist, visit family and friends and take short courses. If you want to stay longer or take up employment, you will have to apply for a work visa. Your passport must be valid for the duration of your stay, and you may be required to show that you have a return ticket to the UK on entry. Make sure you have empty pages in your passport for the visa stamp. You can apply for additional pages from the UK authorities if you are running low.

Our cheapest airline available from London to Melbourne is China Eastern. Our recent data shows that you can find tickets from as low as £687 on this airline. Additional options worth looking into are China Southern and Air China, starting at £688 and £693 round-trip. These flights start at 26% lower than the current average price 3 months from now.

£421 is the cheapest one-way deal found within the past few days, from China Southern. You may also be able to find cheap deals on China Eastern and Hainan Airlines, with prices starting from £426 and £446, respectively.

The most popular route from London to Melbourne is London Heathrow - Melbourne. You may also consider London Gatwick - Melbourne or London Stansted - Melbourne.

Of the flights from London to Melbourne that have stopovers, most of them stop in Singapore. London to Melbourne flights stop in Shanghai the next most. Doha ranks third in terms of the most popular layover location on London to Melbourne flights.

Singapore travellers tend to visit Sentosa, Merlion, and Universal Studios Singapore more than anywhere else. Sentosa, Merlion, and Universal Studios Singapore can be visited by traveling about 13.4 mi, 10.5 mi, and 13.4 mi respectively from Singapore Changi. Travellers can rent a car at Singapore Changi for an average daily rate of £98 to make sightseeing during their stopover a little easier.

Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai Grand Theatre, and French Concession are the most popular attractions in Shanghai if you're in need of something to do during your stopover. Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai Grand Theatre, and French Concession can be visited by travelling about 8.7 mi, 20.6 mi, and 20.4 mi respectively from Shanghai Pu Dong.

London to Melbourne flights that have stopovers will least frequently stop in Beijing. Bandar Seri Begawan sees the second fewest stopovers for non-direct flights flying from London to Melbourne. Bandar Seri Begawan is followed by Guangzhou in terms of the least popular stopover location for London to Melbourne flights.

Yes. In addition to deals on London to Melbourne flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from London to Melbourne.

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from London to Melbourne by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from London to Melbourne (average of £1,121). Flying from London to Melbourne in July is currently the most expensive (average of £1,692). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.