How far away is Australia, you might ask yourself and I can answer with some authority that it is a bloody long way away from many places.
The size of Australia and it remoteness still astounds us.
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How Far Away is Australia
For us to fly from Sydney to London, it takes us 6 hours to get out of Australia ,flying over Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia, for a start, which shows just how big Australia is.
We have to get to the airport 3 hours before the scheduled departure, which means that we have to get to the airport first which takes an hour from where we live in Wollongong, 80kms south of Sydney and the airport.
=4 hours
Then we flew to Dubai where you generally arrive at about 1am, and where the temperature is normally at least 37 degrees celsius, and you have a 2-hour stopover
= 13 flying + 2 stretching our poor cramped muscles.
= 15 hours
Then you fly from Dubai to London, arriving generally at 6am, which is an awful time to arrive anywhere
= 7 hours
An underground train trip that stopped and started from Heathrow to our new digs takes up to 2 hours
= 2 hours
So total amount of time from door to door
= 28 hours, which equals the answer to the question how far away is Australia?
So when asking how far away is Australia from Europe for example, then the answer is a long way. On the other hand, getting to Bali is a quick flight from Sydney; 6 hours to Darwin and 2 hours to Bali, or if you live in Perth, then it is nearly a suburb at only a 3 hour flight.
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Is it Worth it?
Well yes. Even when you arrive early, which is always a dilemma it is worth the long haul flight, just as it is for people to come to Australia.
So yes, how far away is Australia will remain a vexing paradox but one that will not deter us from travelling
I also love the graphic! I went from Manchester to Sydney via Singapore last month. Set off from the house 10am on Friday and didn’t get to the hotel in Sydney til 8am on the Sunday! Worth it though and would love to visit Aus again 🙂
Thanks, I think the graphic really does show how big our country is. Pleased you liked it though 🙂
WOW–that map at the top REALLY put it in perspective!! Thanks for that wake up call. Of course I knew it was big, but I had no idea Europe could fit inside Australia like that!
It is a great graphic, thanks
Australia is so massive! We really underestimated it, we got a house sit in Melbourne and then one afterwards in Adelaide and I looked at a map and thought ‘ah sweet they’re right next to each other, probably only like an hour by car..’ Glad you like London!
Laura, I think that most people are really shocked by how vast it is. That is why we never see any problems if we have do a 5 hour drive. London was such a lovely city, and now we are in Zurich for 3 days, which is totally different and fabulous
Welcome to my home!! Love the photos at the red phone boxes 🙂 I’ve never been to Australia and so far, distance has been the only reason – I’m determined to make it one day but for it to be worth the while, I think I need more than a 1 – 2 week break from work to do so! Enjoy London and let me know if you want any tips 🙂
We are loving London so much. What an easy going and stunning city. Do come to Australia, even if only for a couple of weeks. It is very different but both places have one common factor that we have both noted – friendly people
Very interesting post. Couldn’t find a blue police box could you – as in the tardas.
London is almost exactly on the opposite side of the globe. In fact, if you draw a diagonal from London, through the center you come out in the Tasman sea half way between Tasmania and New Zealand.
In other words, it’s about as far away as you could possibly be.
It certainly felt like that on the plane Dan. Re, the Tardis – we are on the case and will keep you updated – assuming we are in the same galaxy as you 🙂
Wow, did not realise the size of Australia until the graphic. Makes me appreciate more how lucky to have so many countries on my door step.