There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
25h 36m$884–1,640Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
27h$824–1,866Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 37m$1,037–1,940Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
26h 48m$874–1,668Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
28h 28m$1,072–2,149
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $1,700 and takes 26h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 36m and costs $850 - $1,700.
The distance between Manchester and Melbourne is 16995 km.
It takes approximately 25h 36m to get from Manchester to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 2:50 PM in Manchester and 1:50 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5530+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- 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
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,600
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- TransPennine Express
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