There are 6 ways to get from Leeds to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
27h 43m$750–1,599Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
27h 25m$728–1,884Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 59m$887–2,300Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MME - MEL
29h 58m$1,643–6,141Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HUY - MEL
30h 35m$1,748–6,590Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LBA - MEL
29h 31m$1,050–1,140
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 26h 59m and costs $850 - $2,300.
The distance between Leeds and Melbourne is 17065 km.
It takes approximately 27h 43m to get from Leeds to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 8:12 AM in Leeds and 7:12 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5383+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Wizz Air, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a week.
- 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
- $750–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- 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
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,700
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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