There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Melbourne by plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ATH - MEL
26h 15m$743–1,443Fly Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane ATH - MEB
40h 47m$571–1,721Car ferry to Mykonos, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JMK - MEL
27h 35m$1,094–2,977Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SKG - MEL
30h 54m$1,086–1,708
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Melbourne is to fly which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 15m and costs $700 - $1,500.
The distance between Athens and Melbourne is 14968 km.
It takes approximately 26h 15m to get from Athens to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Athens. It is currently 2:16 AM in Athens and 11:16 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5519+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and Virgin Australia fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a week.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,300
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Seajets
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