There are 5 ways to get from England to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly from Birmingham Airport
best- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
25h 3m$821–2,328Fly from London Heathrow Airport
cheapest- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
24h 47m$502–1,579Fly from Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
26h 34m$672–1,429Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
25h 6m$605–1,856Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LCY - MEL
27h 3m$1,026–2,431
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Melbourne is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from England to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 47m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between England and Melbourne is 16993 km.
It takes approximately 25h 3m to get from England to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of England. It is currently 1:49 AM in England and 12:49 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and Emirates fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
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 Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- 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
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from London City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- 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
- $1,000–3,400
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
- $1,000–3,400
- 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
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- 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
- $440–1,700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–30
- 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
- $29–30
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
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