There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Oban 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 Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Hallsbus
30h 39m£497–983Fly to Campbeltown, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Campbeltown (CAL)plane MEL - CAL
- Take the bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Streetbus
- Take the bus from Lochnell Street to Supermarketsbus
37h 12m£307–865Fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MEL - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Hallsbus
30h 1m£515–830Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
33h 40m£562–1,050Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
33h 41m£578–1,690Fly to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MEL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
35h 59m£489–1,282Fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane MEL - MME
- Take the train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
37h 9m£709–1,918Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MEL - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
35h 51m£410–1,139
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Oban is to fly and bus which costs £300 - £900 and takes 37h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Oban is to fly and bus which takes 30h 1m and costs £500 - £850.
The distance between Melbourne and Oban is 10698 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 39m to get from Melbourne to Oban, including transfers.
Oban is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:13 PM in Melbourne and 3:13 AM in Oban.
There are 542+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Oban. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the bus to Corran Halls. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Glasgow Airport, then take the bus to Corran Halls.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Durham Tees Valley Airport via Delhi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Doha, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Campbeltown via Dubai, Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £380–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dubai, Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,900
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Darlington to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Corran Halls
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £9–17
- Phone
- 01586 552319
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Motors
Bus from Wellpark Cottages to Lochnell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- West Coast Motors
Bus from Lochnell Street to Supermarkets
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- West Coast Motors
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