There are 6 ways to get from Greenock to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GLA - MEL
26h 5m$1,042–1,462Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
30h 51m$792–1,907Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
26h 58m$879–1,696Fly Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GLA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
35h 14m$1,342–4,062Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCL - MEL
29h 36m$1,194–1,754Fly Glasgow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane GLA - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
43h 21m$1,354–4,005
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greenock to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $1,700 and takes 26h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Greenock to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 5m and costs $1,000 - $1,500.
The distance between Greenock and Melbourne is 17017 km.
It takes approximately 26h 5m to get from Greenock to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Greenock. It is currently 2:39 PM in Greenock and 1:39 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5357+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Greenock, Scotland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Emirates and Qantas fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–36
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–450
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–150
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $460–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- 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
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 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
- $500–600
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $7–10
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–28
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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