There are 6 ways to get from Reading to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
25h 14m$560–1,647Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
25h 56m$670–1,810Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 18m$854–2,473Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SOU - MEL
28h 28m$1,032–3,473Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane STN - MEL
26h 48m$839–1,962Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Reading to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
29h 53m$714–1,943
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $550 - $1,700 and takes 25h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 25h 14m and costs $550 - $1,700.
The distance between Reading and Melbourne is 17010 km.
It takes approximately 25h 14m to get from Reading to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Reading. It is currently 9:12 AM in Reading and 8:12 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Reading to Melbourne. However, you can take the train to London Paddington, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) 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 Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,350–1,450
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,350–1,450
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,350–1,450
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Southampton Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- 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
- $700–2,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- $40–50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- $50–75
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Off Peak
- $22–35
- Peak
- $29–45
Train from Reading to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Reading to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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