There are 5 ways to get from Dublin to Melbourne by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
24h 57m$700–3,200Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
30h 27mFly Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 12mFerry, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
31h 50mTrain to Shannon Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
34h 51m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which costs $700 - $3,200 and takes 24h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 57m and costs $700 - $3,200.
The distance between Dublin and Melbourne is 17229 km.
It takes approximately 24h 57m to get from Dublin to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 10:56 AM in Dublin and 7:56 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5270+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,600
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- transport.vic.gov.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transport.vic.gov.au
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- stenaline.co.uk
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