There are 6 ways to get from Colchester to Melbourne by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane STN - MEL
25h 45m$836–1,964Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
25h 57m$727–1,916Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
25h 58m$791–2,104Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LCY - MEL
27h 27m$1,000–2,662Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NWI - MEL
29h 25m$1,941–7,108Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
27h 15m$882–2,233
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $700 - $2,000 and takes 25h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 25h 45m and costs $800 - $2,000.
The distance between Colchester and Melbourne is 16921 km.
It takes approximately 25h 45m to get from Colchester to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Colchester. It is currently 2:20 AM in Colchester and 1:20 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5383+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Colchester to Melbourne. However, you can take the bus to Coach Station, walk to London Stansted Airport (STN) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Stratford (London), take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–13,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,700
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,200
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–140
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–31
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–31
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $490–600
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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