There are 6 ways to get from Rutherglen to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GLA - MEL
25h 15m$986–1,841Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
25h 48m$946–1,762Fly Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GLA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
36h 8m$1,222–3,431Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCL - MEL
28h 39m$1,126–3,189Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
28h 26m$980–1,917Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane EDI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 36m$1,232–3,052
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rutherglen to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $900 - $1,800 and takes 25h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Rutherglen to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 15m and costs $950 - $1,900.
The distance between Rutherglen and Melbourne is 17006 km.
It takes approximately 25h 15m to get from Rutherglen to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Rutherglen. It is currently 8:41 PM in Rutherglen and 5:41 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5278+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rutherglen, Scotland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Emirates flies from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,900
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–29
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $14–27
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $14–27
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- Ember
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