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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Perth by plane, bus, or train

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  1. Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane MEL - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus bus
    27h 48m

  2. Fly to Manchester Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane MEL - MAN
    2. Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain train
    3. Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    4. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain train
    30h 58m
    £384–919

  3. Fly to Glasgow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane MEL - GLA
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain train
    28h 29m
    £522–732

  4. Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane plane MEL - DND
    31h 11m
    £388–1,187

  5. Fly to Newcastle, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane plane MEL - NCL
    2. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain train
    30h 25m
    £580–873

  6. Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane plane MEL - MME
    2. Take the train from Darlington to Perthtrain train
    34h 22m
    £813–2,568

  7. Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane plane MEL - ABZ
    2. Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain train
    33h 37m
    £399–1,289

  8. Fly to Birmingham Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane plane MEL - BHX
    2. Take the train from Birmingham International to Haymarkettrain train
    3. Take the train from Haymarket to Perthtrain train
    33h 35m
    £540–1,294

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration24h 11mAverage Duration
Ticket£410Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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) every 3 hours.

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