There are 4 ways to get from Dalian to Melbourne by plane, train, car ferry, 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 Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DLC - MEL
16h 36m$509–1,229Train to Yingkou Lanqi Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dalian to Yingkou Easttrain
- Fly from Yingkou Lanqi Airport (YKH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane YKH - MEL
21h 23m$490–1,263Fly Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DLC - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
22h 59m$663–1,913Car ferry, bus to Yantai Penglai International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the carferry from Dalian Harbour to Yantai Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Yantai Bus Station to Yantai Airportbus
- Fly from Yantai Penglai International Airport (YNT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane YNT - MEL
25h 52m$501–1,181
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dalian to Melbourne is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Dalian to Melbourne is to fly which takes 16h 36m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Dalian and Melbourne is 8882 km.
It takes approximately 16h 36m to get from Dalian to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 3h ahead of Dalian. It is currently 8:10 AM in Dalian and 11:10 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5517+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Dalian, China and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
China Eastern Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (DLC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Yingkou Lanqi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nanjing
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Yingkou Lanqi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Yingkou Lanqi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Yingkou Lanqi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Avalon Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- intl.jdair.net
Flights from Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Qingdao
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hangzhou Xiaoshan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Yingkou Lanqi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- shenzhenair.com
Flights from Yantai Penglai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Train from Dalian to Yingkou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- $21–24
- 1st Class Seat
- $35–38
- Business Class Seat
- $50–70
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Website
- travelchinaguide.com
Car ferry from Dalian Harbour to Yantai Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- bus.ctrip.com
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