There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Perth by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Street
27h 51mFly to Dundee Riverside Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)MEL - DND
31h 13m£368–1,187Fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)MEL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
28h 28m£522–732Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
30h 36m£530–973Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
31h 3m£386–972Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)MEL - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
34h 58m£704–2,653Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)MEL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perth
33h 31m£379–1,189Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Haymarket
- Take the train from Haymarket to Perth
33h 35m£541–1,344
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Perth is to fly and train which costs £500 - £750 and takes 28h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Perth is to fly and train which takes 28h 28m and costs £500 - £750.
The distance between Melbourne and Perth is 10616 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 51m to get from Melbourne to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:11 PM in Melbourne and 4:11 AM in Perth.
There are 507+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Perth, Scotland?
Qantas, British Airways, and eight other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Doha, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Singapore Changi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £850–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,100–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440–1,500
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Singapore Changi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Abu Dhabi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Doha, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dubai, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £350–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £500–1,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260–800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300–850
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £50–75
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–260
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £110–160
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £180–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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