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How to get fromCologne to Melbourneby train, plane or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Cologne to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeDUS - MEL
    25h 48m
    $884–2,121

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeFRA - MEL
    24h 14m
    $662–1,970

  3. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeBRU - MEL
    25h 23m
    $788–1,760

  4. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeFMO - MEL
    27h 42m
    $1,465–4,201

  5. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
    2. Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeAMS - MEL
    26h 53m
    $744–2,161

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)planeCGN - MEL
    26h 7m
    $776–2,035

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)planeDUS - MGB
    3. Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
    4. Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
    40h 35m
    $1,346–4,064

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights

Calendar36Weekly Planes
Duration24h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,028Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?

Pegasus Airlines, AirAsia X, and five other airlines fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.

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