There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Manchester by plane or train
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Fly to Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
25h 55m£457–870Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane MEL - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
31h 47m£377–1,038Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 40m£534–1,024Fly 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 London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 53m£448–891Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MEL - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 52m£437–940Fly 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 Manchester Piccadillytrain
28h 54m£562–1,041Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Manchester Victoriatrain
30h 16m£548–1,594Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane MEL - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
30h 26m£493–736
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Manchester is to fly and train which costs £490 - £750 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Manchester is to fly which takes 25h 55m and costs £450 - £900.
The distance between Melbourne and Manchester is 10622 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 55m to get from Melbourne to Manchester, including transfers.
Manchester is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:19 PM in Melbourne and 5:19 AM in Manchester.
There are 3588+ hotels available in Manchester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Manchester, England?
Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN) 5 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liverpool via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liverpool via Doha, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liverpool via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liverpool via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Liverpool via Abu Dhabi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–800
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,300
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350–700
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Newcastle to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
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