There are 7 ways to get from Perth to Melbourne by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
25h 34mTrain, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
31h 41m$791–2,003Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GLA - MEL
27h 8m$861–1,703Fly Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DND - MEL
30h 20m$846–3,170Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ABZ - MEL
30h 25m$974–3,331Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane EDI - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
30h 59mTrain to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane INV - MEL
35h 30m$1,047–2,347
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $1,700 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 8m and costs $850 - $1,700.
The distance between Perth and Melbourne is 16988 km.
It takes approximately 25h 34m to get from Perth to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Perth. It is currently 11:48 PM in Perth and 10:48 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Loganair, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via London Heathrow, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via London Heathrow, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kirkwall, Edinburgh Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kirkwall, Edinburgh Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Dundee Riverside Airport to Melbourne Airport via London Heathrow, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $55–80
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $45–60
- 1st Class
- $70–110
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- $55–80
- 1st Class
- $90–130
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- $130–190
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $400–430
- Sleeper Seat
- $110–150
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $470–550
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $400–440
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–600
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–340
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- $130–190
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- $240–340
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $65–95
- 1st Class
- $130–160
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- $23–35
- 1st Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- $15–20
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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