There are 7 ways to get from Bournemouth to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)SOU - MEL
28h 27m$1,029–3,857Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LHR - MEL
26h 25m$686–1,614Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LGW - MEL
26h 46m$739–2,199Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BHX - MEL
27h 48m$1,027–2,304Fly Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BOH - MEL
45h 11m$822–2,522Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)LHR - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
38h 37m$1,148–4,057Train, train to Bristol Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BRS - MEL
34h 24m$788–2,790
Southampton Airport (SOU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,700 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 26h 25m and costs $650 - $1,700.
The distance between Bournemouth and Melbourne is 17059 km.
It takes approximately 28h 27m to get from Bournemouth to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 4:34 AM in Bournemouth and 3:34 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5330+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
easyJet, China Eastern Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bournemouth Airport (BOH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,800
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Bournemouth Airport to Melbourne Airport via Geneva, Mauritius, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,600
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Southampton Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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