Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:04 am  

14 hours on the second leg is a long drag - 6 hours to go when you hit the NW corner of Australia

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:06 pm  

Melbourne is a fabulous city, the beach at St.Kilda , Great Ocean Road, the MCG. Wish I could afford to go again. Sydney to Melbourne, not a long flight, got the train Melbourne to Sydney on the return journey, 12 hours !!

[Matt_Horton]

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:16 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

14 hours on the second leg is a long drag - 6 hours to go when you hit the NW corner of Australia

Last time I came back it was via Singapore for a couple of hours. It broke the flight up into three 7 hour blocks.

Got my match tickets last night with a 30% discount as well. Happy days.

11 weeks until I go

[Matt_Horton]

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:40 am  

In other news.....again a Wednesday-Saturday flight has become available for £675

Leave Manchester at 20:35 on Wednesday night via DXB and SIN with 90 minute layups in each. Arrives in Melbourne at 09:05 on game day
Leave's Melbourne at 06:00 Saturday morning, direct to DXB with a 95 minute lay up and back in Manchester at 18:40 the same night.

Doubt you will find anything much cheaper than that if you are short of time.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Nov 22, 2017 9:40 am  

Matt_Horton wrote:

In other news.....again a Wednesday-Saturday flight has become available for £675

Leave Manchester at 20:35 on Wednesday night via DXB and SIN with 90 minute layups in each. Arrives in Melbourne at 09:05 on game day
Leave's Melbourne at 06:00 Saturday morning, direct to DXB with a 95 minute lay up and back in Manchester at 18:40 the same night.

Doubt you will find anything much cheaper than that if you are short of time.

What time is kick off?

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Wed Nov 22, 2017 12:52 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

What time is kick off?

Every couple of minutes! B-dum

[Matt_Horton]

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:19 am  

Sal Paradise wrote:

What time is kick off?

8pm local, gates open 6:30pm according to my tickets.

£659 best deal today on my usual timings. This one gives a full day in Melbourne though so hotel would be required. Check Skyscanner for more details.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Nov 23, 2017 7:22 pm  

I booked my flights 13th-22nd last night. £650 with Travel Trolley. Manchester - Melbourne, Etihad.

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:11 pm  

We're going to do 4 nights in Melbourne and then 3 nights in Sydney.

[Matt_Horton]

Re: WCC18 | Melbourne Storm v Leeds Rhinos : Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:27 pm  

FoxyRhino wrote:

We're going to do 4 nights in Melbourne and then 3 nights in Sydney.

You going to the double header?