Virgin Atlantic Australia and NZ 5 Stops from £598 plus tax of £350 - £450*
This round the world ticket is the cheapest RTW you can get. It gives you Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the States. - It really is great value for money with an incredible low fare from just £598, and lower tax (£250-£450) than many other tickets, you can get up to 5 stopovers (Plus extra stops for a fee) whilst circling the globe.
Flight Costs
Seasonal Departure Dates from London Heathrow
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Australia |
New Zealand |
The Pacific Islands (out and back via The Pacific) |
Sydney, Brisbane,
Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns, The Gold Coast |
Auckland Christchurch
Wellington |
The Cooks Islands, Tonga, Apia |
Economy |
22 March to 15 June |
£698 |
£598 |
£598 |
16 June to 30 June |
£859 |
£749 |
£749 |
1 July to 15 August |
£1067 |
£965 |
£965 |
16 August to 30 November |
£859 |
£749 |
£749 |
1 December to 13 December |
£1059 |
£854 |
£854 |
14 December - 23 December |
£1276 |
£1172 |
£1172 |
24 December - 15 January |
£1069 |
£965 |
£965 |
16 January - 21 March |
£859 |
£749 |
£749 |
Premium Economy |
01 February - 09 December |
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£1749 |
10 December - 31 January |
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£2099 |
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| All year |
£3893 |
£3790 |
£3790 |
| Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds, Teesside or Dublin for an additional £100 return or from Aberdeen or Inverness for an additional £110 return. |
*Tax varies hugely but budget for taxes of between £350 - £450. For more details click here |
Example Routes:
- London - Los Angeles - Auckland - Christchurch - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - UK (New Zealand fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney surface Cairns - Auckland - Vancouver surface Los Angeles - London (New Zealand fare)
- Manchester - Los Angeles - Fiji - Auckland - Christchurch - Sydney - Hong Kong - Manchester (New Zealand fare +£210)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney surface Brisbane or Cairns or Melbourne or Adelaide - Christchurch - Auckland - Los Angeles or San Francisco - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Los Angeles - Tahiti - Auckland - Christchurch - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (New Zealand fare +£110)
- Dublin - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Dublin (New Zealand fare +£100)
- Manchester - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Manchester (New Zealand fare +£100)
- Scotland - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Edinburgh (New Zealand fare +£100)
- Belfast - Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch - Auckland - San Francisco - Belfast (New Zealand fare +£100)
- London - San Francisco - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Melbourne - Auckland - Los Angeles - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Cook Islands - Los Angeles - London - NZ Fare (New Zealand fare + £220)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney surface Cairns - Auckland - Los Angeles surface San Francisco - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Los Angeles - Auckland - Hong Kong - London - (New Zealand Fare)
- Teeside - San Francisco - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - Teeside (New Zealand Fare +£100)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Cook Islands - Los Angeles - London (NZ Fare + £220)
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- Belfast - Tokyo - Auckland - Los Angeles - Belfast (NZ Fare + £100)
- London - Los Angeles surface Vancouver - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (NZ Fare)
- London - Shanghai - Auckland - Hong Kong - London (NZ Fare)
- Edinburgh - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - Tokyo - Edinburgh (NZ Fare +£100)
- London - Tokyo - Auckland - Sydney - Hong Kong - London (NZ Fare)
- London - Los Angeles - Cook Islands - Auckland - San Francisco - London (NZ Fare + £110)
- London - San Francisco - Auckland - Brisbane - Auckland - Los Angeles - London (Australia Fare)
- London - San Francisco surface Vancouver - Auckland - Cairns surface Sydney - Hong Kong -London (Australia Fare)
- London - Los Angeles surface Vancouver - Auckland - Cairns surface Sydney - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Sydney surface Melbourne Christchurch surface Auckland - San Francisco - London (New Zealand fare)
- London - Hong Kong - Auckland - Cairns surface Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver surface San Francisco - London (Cairns fare)
- London - Tokyo surface Hong Kong - Sydney - Christchurch surface Auckland - The Cook Islands - Los Angeles - London (Christchurch fare +£110)
- London - Shanghai surface Hong Kong - Sydney surface Cairns - Auckland - The Cook Islands - Los Angeles surface San Francisco - UK (NZ fare +£110)
- London - San Francisco - Auckland - Beijing - Hong Kong - London (Auckland fare + £100 Dragon Air Add on)
- London - Shanghai - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - Vancouver surface Los Angeles - London (Auckland fare + £100 Dragon Air Add on)
- Got any Pre Departure questions? - click here
We can construct any itinerary you want - feel free to call us on our local rate number 0844 844 2540, email us (in our experience the phone is a lot quicker than email when it comes to giving you the RTW information that you need and unlike a lot of our competitors we are open 7 days a week!) or create your own round the world itinerary 24/7 by using our unique round the world route planner. Need more stops in Asia? eg Hong Kong - Koh Samui - Bangkok - Luang Prabang - Vientiane - Hanoi from only £295 including tax....Click Asia Airpass for details
The Small Print:
Airlines: Virgin Atlantic and Air New Zealand.
Stops:
1 Stop allowed in the Far East: choose from Hong Kong, Tokyo or Shanghai.
Plus
1 Stop in the USA: choose from San Francisco or Los Angeles
Plus
Pacific Island stopovers are also allowed for an additional fare of £110 per stop on the Southbound journey (London to Auckland via the USA) or £220 per stop
on the Northbound trip (Auckland to London via teh USA). Choose from Fiji, Tahiti, The Cook Islands (Raratonga), Tonga or Western Samoa (Apia).
If you pay the higher Australia fare, then you can have the option of visiting both Australia and New Zealand. However if you only want to visit Sydney in Australia first, then you can pay the lower New Zealand Fare and still visit the two countries.
e.g. London - Hong Kong - Sydney - Auckland - San Francisco - London is a New Zealand fare
or London - Hong Kong - Sydney surface Cairns - Auckland - San Francisco - London is a New Zealand fare
Additional Stopover options
In addition to the stopovers shown above there are other stopover options possible provided you are prepared to make your own way between certain cities - for example Air New Zealand operate from Vancouver to New Zealand but you would need to fly into Los Angeles and make your own way to Vancouver. This means a surface sector between them. The same thing applies to Shanghai.
For travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco on any NZ flight a surcharge of £55 will be added to the applicable fare.
For travel between Hong Kong and Shanghai on any KA flight a surcharge of £100 will be added to the applicable fare.
For travel between Beijing and Hong Kong on any KA flight a surcharge of £100 will be added to the applicable fare.
The places you can visit on your Virgin and Air NZ RTW special either direct or with a surface sector are:
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Osaka, Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Adelaide, Fiji, Tahiti, The Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga
Date Changes : Return dates can be changed for £20.
Regional Departures : Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Leeds Teesside or Dublin for an additional £100 return or from Aberdeen or Inverness for an additional £110 return.
Maximum Stay: This ticket can be valid up to 12 months
Children (under 12): 75% of adult fare
Infants (under 2): 10% of adult fare
Insurance: for 12 months including baggage is just £212. Click here for details
Choose your own Route!
There are no standard routes and there are no limits to where you can go.We can construct any itinerary you want - feel free to call us on 0844 844 2540 or email us
Plan it your way!
With our unique round the world route planner, you create the trip you want. Use this interactive tool as much as you want to find the trip that's right for you.
Talk with the experts!
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What does ‘surface’ mean?
This means you will fly in and out of a different city or country. In other words you will travel between them by other means; perhaps by train, bus or boat. These surface sectors ensure that you get to see and experience more of a country - more
What tax - is it V.A.T?
The tax is airport tax, money that the airport is charging you to use its facilities. This used to be collected at the airports, but is now payable in advance when you purchase your ticket. There are still a few countries in which your taxes are collected at the airport upon departure.
Recently there have been two additional charges added – Security Charges and Fuel Surcharges - more