There are 4 ways to get from Derby to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
25h 38m$874–3,298Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
26h 49m$678–2,695Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
26h 5m$797–3,453Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
27h$725–2,860
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,700 and takes 26h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 25h 38m and costs $850 - $3,300.
The distance between Derby and Melbourne is 17060 km.
It takes approximately 25h 38m to get from Derby to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Derby. It is currently 10:24 AM in Derby and 7:24 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3576+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Derby to Melbourne. However, you can take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) 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 Sheffield, take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) 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 Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
- 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
- $460–3,200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- 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
- $700–3,300
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,400
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,700
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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