There are 6 ways to get from Inverness to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane INV - MEL
32h 55m$929–2,146Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
34h 3m$832–1,851Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
29h 3mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ABZ - MEL
31h 10m$972–3,236Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GLA - MEL
29h 47m$904–1,867Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCL - MEL
31h 25m$1,158–2,169
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 34h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 29h 47m and costs $900 - $1,900.
The distance between Inverness and Melbourne is 16888 km.
It takes approximately 32h 55m to get from Inverness to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 6:24 AM in Inverness and 5:24 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
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
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $55–80
- 1st Class
- $90–130
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $50–70
- 1st Class
- $85–120
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $28–40
- 1st Class
- $40–60
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $85–120
- 1st Class
- $140–200
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–200
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $85–120
- 1st Class
- $130–200
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $130–190
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $170–250
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $140–200
Train from Inverness to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $170–250
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $400–430
- Sleeper Seat
- $110–150
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $470–550
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $400–430
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–150
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $400–430
- Sleeper Seat
- $110–150
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $470–550
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- $110–160
- 1st Class
- $210–300
- 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
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $45–70
- 1st Class
- $90–120
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $75–110
- 1st Class
- $150–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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