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Find cheap flights to the United Kingdom from $576

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London
London1 stop$1,122
Manchester
Manchester2 stops$1,766
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stops$1,732
Glasgow
Glasgow2 stops$1,982
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stops$1,825
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne2 stops$1,903
Belfast
Belfast2 stops$2,113
Aberdeen
Aberdeen3 stops$2,138
Bristol
Bristol2 stops$2,438
Inverness
Inverness2 stops$2,444
Leeds
Leeds2 stops$2,441
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stops$2,505

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FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • Which airline should I choose when flying to the United Kingdom?

    Several airlines fly to the UK from Australia, providing options based on your preference and budget. Singapore Airlines have comfortable Economy class seats and decent entertainment, while Etihad offers competitive flight prices with quality services. You can charge your electronic devices on the flight and enjoy great stopover deals on these airlines.

  • What are the luggage policies for airlines flying to the United Kingdom?

    Singapore Airlines typically allows up to two bags, with a maximum weight of 23 kg for Economy and Premium Economy and 32 kg for First and Business Class. Qantas Airways usually requires you to place your bags in the overhead locker, and if the bag is too heavy, it must be checked in.

  • Which airline flying to the United Kingdom has a highly rated Economy class?

    Emirates is an ideal option for Economy class when flying to the UK, offering above-average legroom, upgraded entertainment systems and short, convenient stopovers. Cathay Pacific is another excellent option providing extra legroom and sufficient seat storage for your belongings.

  • Can I bring my pet to the United Kingdom?

    To fly with your pet to the UK, check your airline's pet policies. Consider British Airways, KLM or Air France, allowing pets in the cabin or as checked cargo. Your pet must have an ISO-compliant microchip and the necessary documents for entry to the country.

  • Do I need a visa to travel to the United Kingdom?

    If you have an Australian passport, you do not need to apply for a visa in order to visit the United Kingdom. However, your passport must remain valid throughout the duration of your stay. You can stay in the country for up to six months.

  • What airports can I fly into if I would like to visit the southern region of England?

    For those that will be travelling to southern England in order to visit London, there are several airports for you to choose from, including Heathrow Airport (LHR), Gatwick Airport (LGW), and London Stansted Airport (STN). If you would like to go to the coast, you can choose from destinations like Bristol Airport (BRS), Southampton Airport (SOU), and Bournemouth Airport (BOH).

  • I would like to visit Stonehenge. Which airport should I fly into?

    One common way to travel to Stonehenge is by flying into Heathrow Airport (LHR) or Gatwick Airport (LGW) and then taking either a local bus or train to the monument. It is also possible to arrive at Southampton Airport (SOU), where you can then drive to Stonehenge in approximately 1h. If you decide to arrive at Bournemouth Airport (BOH) instead, you can reach the monument by car in about 1h 15min.

  • Which airport should I arrive at if I would like to visit the Giant's Causeway?

    When visiting the Giant’s Causeway, it is generally most convenient to fly into Belfast International Airport (BFS), where you can then drive to the cliffs in approximately 1h. If you are hoping to fly into a smaller airport, you can also choose from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) and City of Derry Airport (LDY), both of which are also just a 1h drive from the Giant’s Causeway.

  • How long is the flight to the United Kingdom?

    An average direct flight from Australia to the United Kingdom takes 25h 57m, covering a distance of 26056 km. The most popular route is Melbourne - London with an average flight time of 23h 15m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Australia found in the last 72 hours was $1,341 one-way, and $1,218 round-trip. The most popular route is Melbourne to London Heathrow and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,258.

  • Which airlines fly to the United Kingdom?

    Qantas Airways flies the most frequently from Australia to the United Kingdom.

  • What are the most popular destinations in the United Kingdom?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is London (92% of total searches to the United Kingdom). The next most popular destinations are Manchester (3%) and Edinburgh (2%). Searches for flights to Birmingham (1%), to Glasgow (0.9%) and to Belfast (0.5%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Kingdom

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United Kingdom flight deals.
  • If you're flying to the UK to visit Edinburgh, consider flying into Edinburgh International Airport (EDI), about 14 km from downtown Edinburgh. You can take the tram from here, operating at roughly 7min intervals, offering transit to the downtown region in approximately 30 to 40min.
  • Qantas Airlines offers direct flights from Australia to the United Kingdom, making it an ideal choice for time-sensitive travel. With options for First, Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes, Qantas ensures a quiet and comfortable flight experience through all the classes of service.
  • The majority of flights to the United Kingdom from Australia require travellers to have at least one stopover. A common place to stop is Dubai, but you will also find that airports in Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi are frequently used for stopovers as well.
  • For those that are hoping to spend some time in the northwest region of England, consider booking your flight to Manchester Airport (MAN). From there, you will be able to easily travel to many popular cities, including Liverpool, Leeds, and Nottingham, all of which are within a 1h 30min drive.
  • To explore the beautiful scenery of western Scotland, opt to arrive at Glasgow Airport (GLA), a destination that is known for being the second largest airport in the country and the 8th largest in the United Kingdom, as well as a major hub for LoganAir.
  • When travelling to Northern Ireland, one of the most convenient places to arrive at is Belfast International Airport (BFS). From there, you can easily drive to cities such as Comber, Holywood, and Bangor.
  • Birmingham Airport (BHX) is one of the largest travel hubs in England’s West Midlands, making it an easy location to then travel to cities like Bickenhill, Coventry, and Leicester.
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Top 5 airlines flying to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to the United Kingdom? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1458 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.7Crew
8.4Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.8Food
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My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024SIN - DPS
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My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

My overall experience with Singapore Airlines is great. Will definitely fly Singapore airline again.

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

All in all the flight was good. Love the fact that for airline food it was piping hot

In general good, but the machine seems to be long in operation and some functions were restricted as e. g. Adjusting of seats.

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Worst ever. No assistance and communication from Emirates crew. No visibility of when the flight is flying. Couldn’t understand if we can go to lounge to take rest. Emirates system at a certain point said flight is not operating and suggested to take the next flight and in few minutes it suddenly opened the gate for boarding. unsupportive and rude crew. Worst experience ever. Flight was delayed by 5 hours so need the compensation for that.

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

Superb experience. I hope they bring back the fast track option at Heathrow immigration.

Very bad !! My confirmed ticket got canceled with out notifying me in hyd airport , crew didn’t help us out !! They were very rude!! They made me pay for the confirmed ticket again !! Can you please let us know how I can get the refund for the ticket I paid

Had the salad which tasted awfully spat it out but still got food poisoning 1 after running to toilet crew would not let me sit near toilets I was stuck in window seat

I liked theAVML food. Taste was alright and quantity was enough. Sometimes during the flight I felt that the smell from toilet was coming to the cabin

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

It was a long flight but overall a good one. The one thing that I would comment on is that there is a real problem with disposable plastic products when it comes to the meal service. It would be great for Qatar Airways to find ways to make its meal service more circular and reduce the immense amount of waste.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

I liked the overall service and comfort. The only annoying thing was paying for excess baggage at the airport. They have limited options and they don't take all cards.

No separate queue for business class/platinum passengers. I had to stay in the long queue to board. I requested breakfast before landing, but the crew didn't offer, except a coffee with milk. No tea with milk was available. Had asked for cookies, but didn't receive them. The crew in the business class was not good in terms of service..

I didn't understand why I got dropped off at departures on exiting the plane at Doha aiport. I had to find my own way to immigration/baggage reclaim which wasn't easy as staff in the departure section just tell you ti scan your boarding pass. This was very poor b qatar Airways. I spent 2 hours soyung this out and once I got to get my suitcase it was delayed. So instead of getting to the hotel at about midnight I got there at three in the morning. I wonder why I upgraded to business?

Was required to print a boarding pass, which I'd prefer to avoid. Seat (economy x) was comfortable, service was excellent.

Luggage handling was very very bad. Damaged my new Calvin Klein bag and delayed another. Still did not get it since 2 days. Worst airlines and service.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

They ran out of some of the popular food items. 😞

The international flight from Sydney to Dallas had great food. I have travelled a lot over the years and this has been the most memorable in my experience so far.

Initial flight was cancelled so moved to an alternative flight. As a result, stuck in a middle seat. Flight then place in holding pattern prior to landing resulting in a very late trip home.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

For the price we paid, we had a really good flight. The seats and bed (business class) was extremely comfortable. I have no complaints. The crew were very attentive and helpful. They spoke English and there were no misunderstanding although their English wasn’t perfect or fluent. You will never go hungry as there was ample food and drinks but their food for mediocre. The entertainment was limited to older movies and the wifi didn’t allow you to access some Social media. Apart from the above, it was a very pleasant flight. Would highly recommend them.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

We were cutting it close on our connecting flight and notified all staff at departing gate and flight attendants. From the start, we were told to check in with the international transfer desk by everyone, except for one lady who wanted to argue the time difference that was already taken into account. We also asked if we could try to exit the plane first (our family of 4 and 8 others on the same connecting flight). They just told us to check in with international transfers. We landed and had very little time to make our next flight. We were not offered any assistance or communication to the receiving gate. We ran all the way to the international transfers gate only to be turned away. I think we could have made it if we were allowed to exit and a call was made to other check in counter. After that we spent 6 grueling hours with our kids trying to rebook a flight. No food of any type of compensation was offered besides a dirty hotel room. The ladies with China Eastern at the Shanghai International counter were rude an unhelpful. We were directed to 3 different counters and waited before they said they forgot about a hotel. It was a long, miserable day. I believe this could have all been avoided.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

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