Moving From the UK to Melbourne: What Nobody Tells You Before You Go

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The migration brochures will tell you Melbourne has great coffee and good weather. They won’t tell you that your UK shipping container is going to take 14 weeks not 8, that your three-pin plugs need adapters not converters because the voltage is the same, or that finding a rental in 2026 with a cat and no Australian rental history is a 6-week project even if you have the cash.

This is the honest moving-from-the-UK-to-Melbourne guide for 2026 — the practical things nobody tells you before you book the flights.

Shipping on MELBZ

Moving From the UK to Melbourne: What Nobody Tells You Before You Go