There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Southampton 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 London Heathrow Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MEL - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus
27h 11m£375–883Fly 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 Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
28h 19m£409–823Fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MEL - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
27h 47m£563–1,204Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Southampton Centraltrain
29h 19m£575–1,055Fly to Southampton Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MEL - SOU
27h 38m£406–1,219Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Centraltrain
30h 26m£573–1,021Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London City Airport (LCY)plane MEL - LCY
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
29h 28m£949–1,682Fly to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
32h 5m£629–1,712
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Southampton is to fly and bus which costs £370 - £900 and takes 27h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Southampton is to fly and bus which takes 27h 11m and costs £370 - £900.
The distance between Melbourne and Southampton is 10648 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 11m to get from Melbourne to Southampton, including transfers.
Southampton is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:19 PM in Melbourne and 10:19 AM in Southampton.
There are 1973+ hotels available in Southampton.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Southampton, England?
Etihad, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Southampton Airport (SOU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
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 Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- 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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Dubai, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Dubai, Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Doha, Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
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 Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- qatarairways.com
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 Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650–2,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Doha, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London City Airport via Dubai, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700–2,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Doha, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Dubai, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Southampton Airport via Abu Dhabi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £390–1,200
- 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
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £280–750
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
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