Glasgow - Melbourne
There are a number of options to Melbourne out of Glasgow. Emirates operates a 1-stop service to melbourne from Glasgow.
There are also a number of 2-stop options with a selection of stopover destinations available.
Direct Carriers
Emirates. Etihad, Emirates and Singapore Airlines fly 1-stop to Melbourne from Manchester.
Other Options
Your options are to go via a BA-Qantas, Virgin or Singapore Airlines route which all operate out of London Heathrow. A lot depends on your stopover preferences as the BA-Qantas route offers a variety of asian stopover choices to Melbourne.
For Virgin your stopover would be Hong Kong which Virgin operates out of as its Asian hub. For Emirates your stopover would be Dubai which Emirates operates its worldwide operations from.
Alternatively a number of European carriers offer flights to the far east from their European hubs where you can then fly on to Australia such as KLM who partnership with Malaysia Airlines out of Amsterdam to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpar.
Emirates
| Flight | Carrier | Stopover | Flight Time |
|---|
| Glasgow-Dubai | Emirates | Dubai | 7hrs20mins |
| Dubai-Melbourne | Emirates | | 13hrs25mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 19hrs45mins |
BA-Qantas
| Flight | Carrier | Stopover | Flight Time |
|---|
| Glasgow-London | BA | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Hong Kong | BA | Hong Kong | 12hrs10mins |
| Hong Kong-Melbourne | Qantas | | 8hrs50mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 22hrs30mins |
| Glasgow-London | BA | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Singapore | BA | Singapore | 12hrs45mins |
| Singapore-Melbourne | Qantas | | 7hrs15mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 21hrs20mins |
| Glasgow-London | BA | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Shanghai | BA | Shanghai | 11hrs10mins |
| Shanghai-Melbourne | Qantas | | 11hrs |
| Total in-air flight time: 23hrs40mins |
| Glasgow-London | BA | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Bangkok | BA | Bangkok | 11hrs10mins |
| Bangkok-Melbourne | Jetstar | | 9hrs20mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 22hrs |
KLM-Malaysia Airlines
| Flight | Carrier | Stopover | Flight Time |
|---|
| Glasgow-Amsterdam | KLM | | 1.30hrs |
| Amsterdam-Kuala Lumper | Malaysia Airlines | Kuala Lumper | 13hrs10mins |
| Kuala Lumper-Melbourne | Malaysia Airlines | | 8hrs |
| Total in-air flight time: 22hrs40mins |
BA/British Midland-Singapore Airlines
| Flight | Carrier | Stopover | Flight Time |
|---|
| Glasgow-London | BA/British Midland | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Singapore | Singapore Airlines | Singapore | 12hrs45mins |
| Singapore-Melbourne | Singapore Airlines | | 7hrs15mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 21hrs30mins |
British Midland-United Airlines
| Flight | Carrier | Stopover | Flight Time |
|---|
| Glasgow-London | British Midland | | 1hr30mins |
| London-Los Angeles | United Airlines | Los Angeles | 11hrs20mins |
| Los Angeles-Melbourne | United Airlines | | 15hrs30mins |
| Total in-air flight time: 28hrs20mins |
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