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 Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)MAN - MEL
27h 43m$749–1,700Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LHR - MEL
27h 27m$730–1,686Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BHX - MEL
26h 59m$897–2,279Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlington
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)MME - MEL
30h 11m$1,744–6,141Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)HUY - MEL
30h 44m$1,947–6,623Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)LBA - MEL
28h 50m$1,170–3,303
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 - $1,700 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 11:31 PM in Leeds and 10:31 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Jet2.com, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 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
- $800–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–11,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Humberside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–12,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
- 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
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- 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
- $22–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $22–35
- 1st Class
- $45–60
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Doncaster
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $44–46
- 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
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- 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
- $7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
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