There are 6 ways to get from Cologne to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUS - MEL
25h 38m$1,046–2,676Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CGN - MEL
29h 42m$783–2,639Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
24h 24m$808–2,846Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRU - MEL
26h 1m$947–3,088Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AMS - MEL
27h 26m$874–2,783Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 51m$1,132–3,266
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $800 - $2,900 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cologne to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 24h 24m and costs $800 - $2,900.
The distance between Cologne and Melbourne is 16494 km.
It takes approximately 25h 38m to get from Cologne to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Cologne. It is currently 10:40 PM in Cologne and 6:40 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3422+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Eurowings, Saudia, and three other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,900
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Jeddah, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Jeddah, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 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
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