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How to get fromMelbourne to South Walesby plane or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to South Wales by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Birmingham Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane plane MEL - BHX
    2. Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    30h 23m
    £558–1,003

  2. Fly to Bristol Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane MEL - BRS
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    32h 1m
    £305–858

  3. Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane MEL - LHR
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    29h 41m
    £442–971

  4. Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane MEL - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    30h 41m
    £447–901

  5. Fly to London Stansted Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane MEL - STN
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    30h 27m
    £601–1,270

  6. Fly to Manchester Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane MEL - MAN
    2. Take the train from Wilmslow to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    31h 35m
    £522–964

  7. Fly to Cardiff Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane plane MEL - CWL
    31h 12m
    £456–1,234

  8. Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane MEL - EDI
    2. Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain train
    3. Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    35h 18m
    £636–1,141

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX) flights

Calendar32Weekly Planes
Duration26h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket£427Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,688 mi
  • Duration: 30h 23m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and South Wales?

Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) every 4 hours.

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