There are 4 ways to get from Formby to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
27h 51m$915–1,703Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
28h 38m$837–1,904Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
27h 56m$1,041–1,995Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Wigan North Western to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
30h 8m$1,045–2,092
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Formby to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 28h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Formby to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 51m and costs $900 - $1,700.
The distance between Formby and Melbourne is 17066 km.
It takes approximately 27h 51m to get from Formby to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Formby. It is currently 2:49 PM in Formby and 1:49 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5353+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Formby, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Formby to Melbourne. However, you can take the train to Liverpool Central, walk to Liverpool Lime Street, 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. Alternatively, you can take the train to Liverpool Central, walk to Liverpool Lime Street, take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, 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.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wigan North Western to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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