Routing options from LHR-AKL
Jul 27, 2019 | 8:44 am
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Routing options from LHR-AKL
I’m looking to travel outbound London to Auckland (as direct as possible) and then returning via Sydney and Tokyo.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
Jul 27, 2019 | 8:53 am
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I’m looking to travel outbound London to Auckland (as direct as possible) and then returning via Sydney and Tokyo.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
Jul 27, 2019 | 9:02 am
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If I reverse my routing (stopping off in Tokyo and Sydney on the outbound) I can transfer through SCL - although it's a 70 minute connection between 2 extremely long flight sectors. The BA SCL service isn't a daily flight less of an option going westbound. I guess I could consider via US airports too.
Jul 27, 2019 | 10:12 am
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I’m looking to travel outbound London to Auckland (as direct as possible) and then returning via Sydney and Tokyo.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
I would really prefer to travel with BA/Oneworld however trying to find a route in J seems to price at Ł10k+.
Would I be best breaking this into two bookings, eg LON-SYD via Tokyo with JAL and then a separate SYD-AKL return with QF?
This works perfect for the return flight AKL-SYD-TYO-LHR since I’m making stopovers, but a bit of a nightmare on the outbound since changing in Tokyo is long and might involve an airport change too.
Any tricks or tips appreciate.
For a much simpler journey, AY has a good fare:
LHR-AKL//SYD-NRT/HND-LHR for Ł3400. Example
Last edited by pogonation; Jul 27, 2019 at 10:51 am