There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Ludlow by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Ludlowtrain
28h 54m£541–1,007Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MEL - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlowtrain
29h 41m£453–1,040Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Ludlowtrain
28h 24m£502–913Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MEL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlowtrain
30h 47m£458–920Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MEL - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Ludlowtrain
29h 31m£588–1,307Fly to Bristol Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MEL - BRS
- Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlowtrain
32h 16m£642–865Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ludlowtrain
32h 25m£581–1,660Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Ludlowtrain
32h 29m£595–1,140
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ludlow is to fly and train which costs £450 - £950 and takes 30h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ludlow is to fly and train which takes 28h 24m and costs £500 - £950.
The distance between Melbourne and Ludlow is 10691 miles.
It takes approximately 28h 54m to get from Melbourne to Ludlow, including transfers.
Ludlow is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:59 AM in Melbourne and 8:59 PM in Ludlow.
There are 764+ hotels available in Ludlow.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ludlow, England?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Ludlow. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Birmingham Airport (BHX), walk to Birmingham International Airport, take the vehicle to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, walk to Birmingham International, take the train to Shrewsbury, then take the train to Ludlow. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, take the train to Wilmslow, then take the train to Ludlow.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Dubai, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Dubai, Tivat
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330–750
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–900
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Dubai, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bristol Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wilmslow to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Gatwick Airport to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to York
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to York
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
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