There are 6 ways to get from Cardiff to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CWL - MEL
29h 5m$1,228–4,328Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LGW - MEL
27h 48m$738–2,148Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BHX - MEL
27h 9m$934–2,215Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LHR - MEL
26h 32m$781–1,693Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)MAN - MEL
30h 26m$791–1,964Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BRS - MEL
31h 14m$763–2,634
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,700 and takes 26h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 26h 32m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Melbourne is 17144 km.
It takes approximately 29h 5m to get from Cardiff to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:43 PM in Cardiff and 10:43 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5212+ 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
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
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 London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
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
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- 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
- $650–3,700
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- 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
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–80
- 1st Class
- $70–100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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