There are 7 ways to get from Runcorn to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 21m$935–3,464Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Runcorn to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
27h 23m$679–2,807Fly Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
26h 2m$759–3,600Fly Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MAN - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 1m$1,059–2,900Train to Newcastle, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCL - MEL
29h 46m$1,162–4,066Fly Liverpool to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LPL - MEL
28h 49m$1,039–3,646Fly Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane MAN - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
34h 53m$912–2,536
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Runcorn to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,900 and takes 27h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Runcorn to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 2m and costs $750 - $3,600.
The distance between Runcorn and Melbourne is 17113 km.
It takes approximately 26h 21m to get from Runcorn to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Runcorn. It is currently 12:10 PM in Runcorn and 10:10 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3414+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Runcorn, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and Virgin Australia fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- 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
- 24h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Liverpool to Melbourne Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Runcorn to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Runcorn to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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