Cheap flights from Europe to Australia from $725

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Europe to Australia. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,897. If you don’t want to visit Australia in May, then you should wait until November to fly from Europe, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $2,004.

Fly from London Heathrow to Sydney Kingsford Smith for the best Europe - Australia flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from Europe when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around $2,073 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 Europe for as low as $1,915 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Europe to Australia flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

China Eastern, Air India, and XiamenAir are the most popular carriers operating from Europe to Australia

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Australia from Europe according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 32% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Australia. Keep in mind that there are 16 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 Europe and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 157 minutes.

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

Friday 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 October 2026, 40 flights take off from Europe and land in Australia each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 15% of weekly flights taking off on this day.

The flight from Europe to Australia depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Madrid (a popular airport in Europe) to Sydney (the most popular airport in Australia), then the flight time is 22h on average. If you fly from Frankfurt am Main (another popular airport in Europe) to Sydney, then the average flight time is 23h.