2007-01-28 23:40:04 · 11 answers · asked by Margaret 2 in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
It's not much more than 24 hours including a refuel somewhere, but I'd recommend doing what I did and having a proper stopover somewhere on the way.
Jetlag shouldn't be a problem if you immerse yourself in the new timezone as soon as you arrive. So don't go to bed when you get there unless it's night time - force yourself to stay awake until the evening and you shouldn't have any problems other than a bit of tiredness from all the travelling.
2007-01-29 05:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Phil 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been both ways, Los Angeles and Singapore. Depending on your stop over time (usually 2 or 3 hours) about 24 to 26 hours journey. Jet lag not so bad going as coming home! Try to stay awake until at least evening then sleep through the night when you arrive.I found apart from needing a slightly early night the next day I was fine but on return it took me a couple of days to feel normal. Jet lag is a bit like a hangover!
2007-01-28 23:59:41 · answer #2 · answered by garfish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's 12 hours from London to LA and then another 12 hours from LA to Auckland. Or you can fly to other way (via Asia) which is quicker flight time, but the connections are not as good so you tend to end up having to spend a night there.
I never found the jet lag a problem going there, and neither did people who came to visit me. It's coming back that tends to be the problem.
In chemists in NZ you can buy pills called 'no jet lag' which I found helped.
2007-01-29 03:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by Ricecakes 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're looking at a minimum of 24 hours to get there but depends on the stopovers and the model of aircraft. Charters will take longer than scheduled flights. It took me about 3 days to recover from jet lag.
2007-01-29 01:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by Penfold 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It use to be 36 hours flight but that is going back a few years. It may be less now.
I found the jet lag horrendous and would advise a stop over half way.
Enjoy
2007-01-29 03:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jewel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its about 26 hours, but somewhere you will have a stopover to refuel or change plane. I came back from Sydney on Singapore Airlines,and we had a 2 and half hour wait while we changed planes at Singapore Changhi Airport. But we checked our bags in at Sydney and we didnt see them again till we landed in Manchester.
Jet-lag is a feeling of tiredness because New Zealand is other side of the world you go through many time zones and it takes a few days to get your bodyclock back in sync. I have to be honest I didnt suffer jet-lag when I went to Australia and back.
2007-01-28 23:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by phil 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jet lag shouldn't be a problem.
Try to spend as much time as possible, while on the plane, with your eyes closed -- you're not sleeping, but you get most of the value of sleep.
When you arrive, go to sleep for an hour -- not more -- and then get up and live on their time for the rest of that day. You should be OK in the morning.
2007-01-29 00:53:56 · answer #7 · answered by Feinschmecker 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It took me 28 hours, London -Los Angeles-Auckland. I arrived in NZ around 9am and stayed awake all day before crashing at 6pm the first day. Went to bed then. Next day was fine until 9pm, after that I had no problems. So I would say, try and fit in with the local time when you arrive but accept that the first night you may go to bed very very early! Coming back was fine, no jetlag at all
2007-01-29 09:30:53 · answer #8 · answered by teaser 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok well i want there from Florida and it was 14 hrs so i i think that london would be around 20 hrs and the jet-lag is not that bad.
2007-01-29 01:30:28 · answer #9 · answered by Rebecca J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends where you are flying to for the flight time. There is a website that allows you to calculate the time. http://www.world-airport-codes.com/dist/?a1=lgw&a2=zqn , This is the time from Gatwick to Queenstown, you can enter any airport in NZ. The jetlag wasn't too bad as there was a 3 day stopover in Singapore.
2007-01-31 04:09:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋