Sit on the Right side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Perth. Right side wins at both ends of the flight. Over London on departure you get the Thames and city skyline; on arrival into Perth you get the Swan River, CBD, and the Indian Ocean. Along the route the right side also faces south over the Arabian Peninsula coast and Indian Ocean, though at cruise altitude there is little to distinguish sides across the open ocean.

During takeoff from Heathrow (LHR), sit on the Right side for the best views. Heathrow departures on the eastbound runways (09L/09R) head east over London. The right side gives you a clear view south over the Thames, Windsor, and central London's skyline as you climb out. Left side faces north toward the suburbs with less to see. Notable sights include: Windsor Castle and Windsor Great Park, the Thames snaking east toward central London, the City of London skyline including the Shard and Canary Wharf cluster, Wembley Stadium arch.

When landing at Perth International (PER), sit on the Right side for the best views. Perth airport sits east of the city, and aircraft typically land from the east on runway 21 or approach from the north. On approach from the north or northeast, the right side faces west over the Swan River, the CBD, and Fremantle on the coast. The left side looks inland toward dry scrubland. Notable sights include: Perth CBD skyline above the Swan River, Fremantle and the Indian Ocean coast, Rottnest Island visible offshore, the Swan River estuary widening toward Fremantle.

The flight from Heathrow (LHR) to Perth International (PER) takes Approximately 16 to 17 hours nonstop, or 20 to 22 hours with a stop in Dubai or Singapore.

The route typically tracks southeast over France and the Alps, then across the Mediterranean into Egypt and the Nile Delta, down the Red Sea corridor, over the Arabian Peninsula, across the Indian Ocean passing south of Sri Lanka, and into Perth from the northwest. Key features include the Alps visible from cruise altitude as a white mountain spine, the Nile Delta's distinctive fan shape, the Red Sea as a narrow blue channel, and the vast featureless expanse of the southern Indian Ocean for several hours before the Australian coast appears near Shark Bay or the Pilbara.