There are 5 ways to get from Athens to Melbourne by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
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Fly Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ATH - MEL
26h 12m$593–3,043Fly Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane ATH - MEB
40h 52m$571–1,621Fly Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ATH - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
29h 57m$793–2,243Car ferry to Mykonos, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JMK - MEL
25h 20m$1,136–1,701Fly Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane ATH - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
41h 49m$696–1,879
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Melbourne is to fly which costs $550 - $3,100 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Melbourne is to car ferry and fly which takes 25h 20m and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Athens and Melbourne is 14969 km.
It takes approximately 26h 12m to get from Athens to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Athens. It is currently 4:23 AM in Athens and 1:23 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Scoot Tigerair and Virgin Australia fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- 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
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- 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
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Mykonos to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,900
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- reservations.dpt@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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