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Fly from Cardiff Airport
best
1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CWL - MEL
29h 16m
$1,034–3,634
Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest
1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Readingtrain
2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LGW - MEL
27h 1m
$797–1,644
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Birmingham New Streettrain
2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
26h 34m
$1,114–1,961
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
26h 21m
$864–1,789
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
1. Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LHR - MEL
26h 14m
$807–1,885
Bus to Bristol Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRS - MEL
42h 45m
$1,138–1,645

Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights

15Weekly Planes

27h 15mAverage Duration

$1,041Cheapest Price

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Distance: 17,129 km
Duration: 29h 16m

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

KLM, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.

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Melbourne(opens in a new window), Australia(opens in a new window)

Chic fashion boutiques, laneway cafes and restaurants, sporting events, music and arts festivals and lush gardens make the world’s most liveable city quite the traveller’s delight. Check out funky street art, drink amazing coffee, go penguin-spotting at St Kilda beach and sink your teeth into a smorgasbord of international cuisines at one of the city’s numerous dining spots. Chill out at the Botanic Gardens, catch an AFL game at the MCG, grab a drink at a hidden laneway bar or get a workout at one of the city’s many hiking trails. Art lovers will rejoice at the amount of galleries and street art, while there’s fun for the whole family at Luna Park.

Things to do in Melbourne

Melbourne Star(Opens in a new window)

The Melbourne Star (previously Southern Star) is a closed 120 metre tall ferris wheel in the suburb of Docklands in Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. Described by its operators as an "observation wheel" and claimed to be "the Southern Hemisphere's only giant observation wheel", it is 120 m tall and has seven spokes, reflecting the seven-pointed star of the Australian flag.

Luna Park(Opens in a new window)

Luna Park Melbourne is a historic amusement park located on the foreshore of Port Phillip Bay in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria. It opened on 13 December 1912, with a formal opening a week later, and has been operating almost continuously ever since.

Melbourne Zoo Carousel(Opens in a new window)

The Melbourne Zoo Carousel is a restored Victorian era carousel (or merry-go-round) in Melbourne Zoo, Victoria, Australia. The carousel was manufactured in England in 1878 and then brought to Australia in 1886 by a family that ran a touring carnival, visiting country towns in Victoria. After touring with the carnival for over 60 years, in 1952 the carousel became part of a fun fair at the Melbourne Zoo, but was still owned by the same families. When the fun fair at the zoo was permanently closed in 1997, the carousel was purchased by the zoo. By that time, the carousel was in a deteriorated condition. It was restored off-site in 2004-2005 with funding from Heritage Victoria and re-opened in August 2005. The carousel is listed by Heritage Victoria as a heritage place.

Steamrail Victoria(Opens in a new window)

Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia. The main depot of the group is at the Newport Workshops ('West Block') in suburban Melbourne. In addition to operating railfan special trains and charters for private groups, the group also operates special steam trains in the Melbourne suburban area. Steamrail regularly tours the state, including participation in annual events such as the Ballarat Heritage Weekend (steam locomotive Y112 is used to shuttle between Ballarat and Sulky Gully/Lal Lal). Steamrail Victoria also leases diesel locomotives to freight operators such as Southern Shorthaul Railroad (SSR) & Qube Logistics as required. Locomotives were also hired to El Zorro until they ceased trading.

Places to stay in Melbourne

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