There are 6 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 25m$942–1,847Train 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
26h 32m$1,031–1,812Train 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
31h 23m$1,096–3,951Train 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
32h 6m$1,188–4,083Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane EDI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
30h 58m$1,426–3,731Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Perth to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
30h$994–2,015
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $900 - $1,900 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 25h 25m and costs $900 - $1,900.
The distance between Perth and Melbourne is 16988 km.
It takes approximately 25h 25m to get from Perth to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Perth. It is currently 9:11 PM in Perth and 7:11 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5364+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Perth to Melbourne. However, you can take the bus to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Buchanan Street, take the line 500 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Perth to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Ember
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