There are 4 ways to get from Bucharest to Melbourne by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or night 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 Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OTP - MEL
22h 11m$1,029–2,035Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OTP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
28h 24m$865–2,025Bus, shuttle to Varna Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Buchurest to Rusebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane VAR - MEL
31h 25m$1,120–3,214Night train, bus to Sofia Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovonighttrain
- Take the bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SOF - MEL
32h 2m$998–2,458
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,000 - $2,100 and takes 22h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Melbourne is to fly which takes 22h 11m and costs $1,000 - $2,100.
The distance between Bucharest and Melbourne is 14990 km.
It takes approximately 22h 11m to get from Bucharest to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 12:25 PM in Bucharest and 7:25 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5286+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad, Flydubai, and Emirates fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Sofia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Veliko Tŭrnovo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $5–8
- 1st Class
- $6–9
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- omega_group@abv.bg
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Buchurest to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en/transport_company/omega+group+84
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Varna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 889 59 00 00
- support.eu@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Veliko Tarnovo to Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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