There are 5 ways to get from Cork to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
28h 15m$1,145–1,751Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
44h 29m$563–3,778Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
27h 51m$874–2,493Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
33h 50m$818–2,584Fly Cork Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORK - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
35h 38m$1,531–4,741
Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $2,500 and takes 27h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 51m and costs $850 - $2,500.
The distance between Cork and Melbourne is 17439 km.
It takes approximately 28h 15m to get from Cork to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Cork. It is currently 2:41 AM in Cork and 11:41 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5290+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,700
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,700
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $14–21
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $11–16
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
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