There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Melbourne by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CWL - MEL
28h 56m$1,039–3,642Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRS - MEL
42h 12m$757–1,689Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
27h 4m$1,074–1,975Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
26h 17m$817–1,902Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
27h 10m$857–1,660Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
29h 6m$982–1,795
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $1,700 and takes 27h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 26h 17m and costs $800 - $1,900.
The distance between Cardiff and Melbourne is 17144 km.
It takes approximately 28h 56m to get from Cardiff to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:33 PM in Cardiff and 9:33 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5519+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Vienna, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,900
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
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