There are 6 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 33m$781–1,846Fly Dublin Airport to Albury, train
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Albury (ABX)plane DUB - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
32h 14m$690–2,192Fly Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 51m$815–2,430Train 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 52m$1,366–3,679Ferry, 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
32h 14m$1,015–1,843Train 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 24m$975–5,597
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which costs $750 - $1,900 and takes 24h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 33m and costs $750 - $1,900.
The distance between Dublin and Melbourne is 17229 km.
It takes approximately 24h 33m to get from Dublin to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Dublin. It is currently 3:24 AM in Dublin and 1:24 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5346+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Dublin, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad and Qantas fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,100
- 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
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $25–35
Train from Dublin Heuston to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $24–35
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- Stena Line
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