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Every Airbus A350 route to and from Australia

Here are all of the ways you can hop aboard an A350 for your next flight into or out of Australia.

Jack Baker
Jack Baker

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Airbus's A350s are modern, sleek and take you the distance – more than 15,000km, in fact. With airlines from all over the world ordering or considering the planes for new long-haul flights, more of them are showing up in the skies above Australia.

Which routes can you fly on an Airbus A350 from Australia?

At the time of writing (January 2020), 10 airlines fly the Airbus A350 into airports all over Australia. The A350 is the aircraft of choice for airlines flying to everywhere from Nadi to Ho Chi Minh City, with 26 currently active routes. This is less than half the routes that are on offer for those looking to hitch a ride on a Boeing 787.

Here's a list of current services using the plane:

Airline Flight # (inbound) Flight # (outbound) Route Frequency (per week) Variant
Cathay Pacific CX157 CX156 Brisbane - Hong Kong Daily A350-900
Cathay Pacific CX105 CX104 Melbourne - Hong Kong Daily A350-1000
Cathay Pacific CX135 CX134 Melbourne - Hong Kong Daily A350-900
China Airlines CI57 CI58 Melbourne - Taipei Four A350-900
China Airlines CI51 CI52 Sydney - Taipei Daily A350-900
China Airlines CI55 CI56 Sydney - Taipei Four A350-900
China Eastern MU561 MU562 Sydney - Shanghai Daily A350-900
China Southern CZ381 CZ382 Brisbane - Guangzhou Daily A350-900
Fiji Airways FJ911 FJ910 Sydney - Nadi Daily A350-900
Malaysia Airlines MH123 MH122 Sydney - Kuala Lumpur Daily A350-900
Qatar Airways QR914 QR915 Adelaide - Doha Daily A350-900
Qatar Airways QR106 QR907 Canberra - Sydney - Doha Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ279 SQ278 Adelaide - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ277 SQ276 Adelaide - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ265 SQ266 Brisbane - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ245 SQ246 Brisbane - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ235 SQ236 Brisbane - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ255 SQ256 Brisbane - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ207 SQ208 Melbourne - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ247 SQ248 Melbourne - Singapore Five A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ248 SQ247 Melbourne - Wellington Five A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ213 SQ214 Perth - Singapore Daily A350-900
Singapore Airlines SQ223 SQ224 Perth - Singapore Daily A350-900
Thai Airways TG465 TG466 Melbourne - Bangkok Daily A350-900
Thai Airways TG461 TG462 Melbourne - Bangkok Daily A350-900
Vietnam Airlines VN781 VN780 Melbourne - Ho Chi Minh City Daily A350-900

Have we missed any? Let us know below and we'll add it!

If you're about to head off and select flights for your next trip, make sure you're getting the plane you want at booking. Schedules can change and aircraft can switch around, so double-check to avoid being disappointed.

Will more Airbus A350 routes be added?

The first A350 service to Australia started in 2016 with Qatar's daily flight to Adelaide. Since then, a lot more A350s have been made and delivered to airlines, who have started to operate more of them on routes into Australia.

In December 2019, Qantas selected the Airbus A350-1000 for its "Project Sunrise" flights, which will potentially offer 20+ hour services to London and New York from Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. If Qantas goes through with its plans, there will be a lot more A350s in Australian skies.

Airbus still has a lot of A350s to deliver, including to airlines that already fly to Australia such as LATAM and Emirates. We could easily see more routes to Australia start using the A350, or see older aircraft replaced on existing routes. Either way, expect at least a few more of the A350.

What's so appealing about the Airbus A350?

A new aircraft has some benefits for travellers looking to enjoy their flight a little more. Without getting too technical, the A350 has the following features:

  • Mood lighting
  • Quieter engines
  • Higher cabin humidity (which can mean less fatigue and fewer headaches)
  • More fuel-efficient
  • Can be used for longer routes (such as Sydney to New York)

What's the difference between the A350-900 and the A350-1000?

There's not much difference between the A350-900 and the A350-1000, except for the size. The A350-900 is a little bit smaller than its younger counterpart, fitting fewer passengers and less cargo aboard.

The A350-1000 is also rated to travel 1,100km further than the A350-900, allowing it to fly up to 16,100km without refuelling.

Airbus originally planned to have an A350-800, too. This was a smaller but longer-range variant of the A350. Airbus eventually cancelled this and instead launched the A330-NEO to fill the gap in the market that the A350-800 would have left.

Interested in flying on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner? We've also got a guide for how you can fly on one of those.

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