There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CWL - MEL
31h 21m$1,140–4,144Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
26h 23m$671–2,821Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 53m$992–3,492Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- 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 50m$712–2,985Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
28h 2m$848–3,734Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BHX - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
30h 47m$1,442–4,392Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRS - MEL
2d 12h$915–1,894
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 $650 - $2,900 and takes 26h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 26h 23m and costs $650 - $2,900.
The distance between Cardiff and Melbourne is 17144 km.
It takes approximately 31h 21m to get from Cardiff to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 8:54 AM in Cardiff and 6:54 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5243+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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