Cheapest€545.89
- Thomsonfly T645314:0210h 36m00:38Manchester MANMelbourne MLB
Door to door 13h 46mCO2 1034.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Manchester to Melbourne costs €545.89 at the cheapest and takes 12h 20m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 6,991 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 6,991 km
- Fastest
- 12h 20m
- Average
- 13h 5m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €545.89
- CO2 per passenger
- 1034.7 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 13h 21m | 10h 11m | 3h 10m | €659.76 | 1034.7 kg | 2 |
- 13h 21mFastest, by Flight
- €659.76Cheapest, by Flight
- 1034.7 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 6,991 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€781.30
- Thomsonfly T297006:1510h 11m16:26Manchester MANMelbourne MLB
Door to door 13h 21mCO2 1034.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€561.89
- Avanti West Coast AW499007:302h 10m09:40Manchester PiccadillyGlasgow Central
- Thomsonfly T436810:309h 36m20:06Glasgow GLAMelbourne MLB
Changes at Glasgow, with 50 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 14h 33mCO2 1019.5 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Manchester to Melbourne | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €1,466.88 | €1,046.80 | €1,212.00 | €974.82 | €1,243.27 | €1,041.49 | €1,194.89 | €957.71 | €659.76 | €795.46 | €714.04 | €869.21 | €822.60 | €939.42 |
| Train | €1,764.74 | €1,363.79 | €1,252.14 | €823.14 | €1,356.09 | €1,343.44 | €1,273.59 | €1,016.74 | €781.34 | €786.29 | €949.09 | €1,101.44 | €889.14 | €1,109.69 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €545.89
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When to book Manchester to Melbourne
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €633.8090 days
- €455.6260 days
- €429.0745 days
- €486.8930 days
- €733.5121 days
- €939.4214 days
- €1,194.897 days
- €1,212.003 days
- €1,466.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €429.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 242 percent. The most expensive point is €1,466.88, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €957.71Sun
- €659.76Mon
- €786.29Tue
- €714.04Wed
- €869.21Thu
- €822.60Fri
- €939.42Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €1,212.00Sep
- €769.50Oct
- €558.59Nov
- €511.67Dec
- €506.95Jan
- €426.12Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 6,991 km against 6,788 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, London. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Manchester at 06:15 and the last at 14:02, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Manchester
Rail
- Manchester Piccadilly
- Reddish South
- Salford Central
Bus
- Manchester Chorlton Street
- Manchester Central Coach Station
Air
- MAN
Ferry
- Manchester River Cruises Ralli Quay
- Manchester River Cruises Salford Quays
Melbourne
Air
- MLB
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomsonfly | €545.89 | 12h 20m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €455.00 | 83% |
| Taxes | €81.90 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 1% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 0% |
| Total you pay | €545.89 | 100% |
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Questions about Manchester to Melbourne
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Manchester to Melbourne?
The fastest journey from Manchester to Melbourne takes 12h 20m door to door, of which 10h 11m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 13h 5m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Manchester to Melbourne?
The cheapest fare from Manchester to Melbourne is €545.89, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €928.80. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Manchester to Melbourne?
The cheapest way from Manchester to Melbourne is by flight, at €659.76 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 13h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Manchester to Melbourne?
Fares from Manchester to Melbourne bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €429.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 242 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Manchester to Melbourne?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Manchester to Melbourne, at €659.76. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Manchester to Melbourne?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Manchester to Melbourne, at €426.12 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Manchester to Melbourne?
1 operators sell services from Manchester to Melbourne across 1 mode: Thomsonfly. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Manchester to Melbourne?
33 percent of the services we sell from Manchester to Melbourne are direct. The rest connect at Glasgow, Birmingham, Newcastle upon Tyne, London, with about 50 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Manchester to Melbourne use?
Services from Manchester to Melbourne by flight leave from Manchester MAN and arrive at Melbourne MLB. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Manchester to Melbourne?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Manchester to Melbourne allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Manchester to Melbourne on September 12, 2026: 6991 km of route against 6788 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €545.89, and 12h 20m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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