There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Leicester by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Birmingham Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus
27h 48m£520–975Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MEL - LHR
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
26h 46m£418–967Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MEL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicestertrain
27h 43m£431–850Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MEL - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Leicestertrain
28h 11m£565–1,195Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
27h 53m£515–933Fly to East Midlands Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane MEL - EMA
30h 39m£448–869Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Leicestertrain
30h 43m£593–1,650Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Leicestertrain
32h 31m£617–1,160
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Leicester is to fly and train which costs £430 - £850 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Leicester is to fly and train which takes 26h 46m and costs £410 - £1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Leicester is 10648 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 48m to get from Melbourne to Leicester, including transfers.
Leicester is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:26 PM in Melbourne and 11:26 AM in Leicester.
There are 1001+ hotels available in Leicester.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Leicester, England?
Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to East Midlands Airport (EMA) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Doha, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dubai, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Doha, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430–850
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260–750
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,100
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dubai, Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460–1,400
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stansted Airport to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–150
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Airport Bus Terminal to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
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