There are 4 ways to get from Bulgaria to Melbourne by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sofia Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SOF - MEL
22h 58m$919–1,519Bus to Istanbul, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Plovdiv to Istanbulbus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IST - MEL
28h 57m$648–1,168Shuttle to Bucharest Otopeni, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OTP - MEL
24h 5m$943–1,926Fly from Varna Airport
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane VAR - MEL
25h 41m$799–2,195
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,200 and takes 28h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Melbourne is to fly which takes 22h 58m and costs $900 - $1,600.
The distance between Bulgaria and Melbourne is 15146 km.
It takes approximately 22h 58m to get from Bulgaria to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Bulgaria. It is currently 5:02 PM in Bulgaria and 2:02 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5357+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Flydubai, Emirates, and Qantas fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sofia Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Ruse to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Plovdiv to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
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