Brisbane, Australia: €2,919 EVA Air Business Class from Munich

Star Alliance member EVA Air has uncorked a nice premium fare for flights to Australia. For little less than €3,000, you can spend the roughly 20-hour-long journeys from Munich to Brisbane in one of the world’s leading business class products, with just a single stop in Taipei, among other business class amenities like lounge access and priority services.

The main catch is that all flights have a lengthy (18 hour) Taipei layover on the inbound flight.

Our Go2-Form highlights all possible connections at the advertised price for trips up to 28 days. You will be forwarded to our flight search. From there you can continue to online travel agencies, where tickets are slightly cheaper, or to EVA Air’s website. For tickets at that price, we strongly recommend doing the latter.

EVA Air uses Boeing 787-9 aircraft for flights between Taipei and Europe, a Boeing 787-10 takes you onwards to Australia. The airline has installed a state-of-the-art business class product on their 787 planes, that has received glaring reviews time and time again:

• EVA Air Boeing 787 Business Class review at One Mile at a Time
• EVA Air Boeing 787 Business Class review at Prince of Travel
• EVA Air Boeing 787 Business Class review at Executive Traveller

Search & Book

The fare rules offer no restrictions regarding sales or travel periods. A minimum or maximum stay is not mentioned, as well. You can find these prices for travel up to October 2023.

You can find additional flight dates on Google Flights. Our flight search shows you offers from online travel agencies, as well as from EVA Air. We recommend purchasing tickets directly from the airline. In this case, this might be even more advisable, as the tickets bought on EVA Air’s website are refundable, except a €300 cancellation fee.

Adding A Taipei Stopover

The fare rules allow a Taipei stopover for free. The price still rises a little, due to increased taxes & surcharges. You can use Google Flights’ multi-stop-search to find suiting connections and use the dates on Expedia or EVA Air’s website to buy the tickets.

Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?

More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:

Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.

If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.

This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.

Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.

This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.

Mileage

EVA Air issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class D. In addition to a luxurious flight, you can expect massive earnings with many Star Alliance frequent flyer programs:

Destination

Hotel prices in Brisbane usually start at roughly €65, depending on the hotel category. Whichever category and hotel you opt for, make sure to get the best price! Our recommendation is to search on booking.com, or even on our own Travel-Dealz hotel search:

Information & Tips for Brisbane

Brisbane is the capital of and the most populated city in the Australian state of Queensland, and the third most populous city in Australia.

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Information & Tips for Australia

Australia, also know as ‘Down Under’, is an absolute dream destination because of its distance to Europe and its beautiful countryside. But because it’s so far away, the flights are costly. Nevertheless, there is always Dealz for less than 1.000€.

Best Time to Visit

Australia is a vast country with different climate zones. Summers (November to February) are hot and mostly dry, winters (June to September) are relatively mild.

Entry & Visa

Most European citizens require an eVisa which has to be issued before your arrival. You can apply online, and the process will be free of charge.

Finding the Best eSIM Plan

We’ve compared various eSIM providers, such as RedteaGO and Airalo. To see which plan is best for your travel needs, and which network offers the best coverage, feel free to read our detailed guide:

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