Australia

Holidays by Destination Australasia Australia Getting There 

The long journey is a disincentive for adults, let alone those with children. While you could go for the all-in-one-haul option, saving at least a day on the way there and the way back, those who have tried it usually recommend a stopover. Singapore is a classic stopping point and, given the immigration queues and hassles in the US, is currently a good choice, offering an easily digestible flavour of Asia as well as lying on a natural itinerary between the UK and Australia.

Although most visitors arrive or depart from Sydney, the growth of services to other points are encouraging visitors to consider Brisbane or Cairns, closer to the Great Barrier Reef, or Perth, calculated as offering the shortest flight time from the UK makes a good departure point.

Flight Time

Depending on the destination but generally 22 hours to Sydney, 21 to Cairns, 16 to Darwin.

Time Difference

GMT +10

Flight Specialists

If you need flights only try;

Austravel
50-51 Conduit Street, London W1R 9FB plus other branches
tel: 020 7584 0202

(Also has shops in City of London, London's Knightsbridge, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds and Manchester.)
PR Ann Scott Associates 020 7823 9988

ebookers
tel: 020 7757 2468

Trailfinders Worldwide
42-50 Earls Court Road, London W8 6FT
tel: 020 7938 3366

They can now do accommodation and other add-ons, but their main strength is good flight prices.

Worldspan Travel
73 Victoria Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HU
tel: 01202 875986