There are 5 ways to get from Dublin to Melbourne by plane, train, 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 42m$831–3,045Fly Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 35m$767–1,835Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
30h 27m$966–3,878Ferry, 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 44m$991–3,857Train 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
37h 26m$1,169–4,298
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which costs $800 - $3,100 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 42m and costs $800 - $3,100.
The distance between Dublin and Melbourne is 17229 km.
It takes approximately 24h 42m to get from Dublin to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 1:48 AM in Dublin and 10:48 AM in Melbourne.
There are 4070+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad, Emirates, and Qantas 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,800
- 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
- $900–7,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–7,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- 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
- $950–3,400
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- 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
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $25–40
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $24–35
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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