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$731–3,047Train 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 27m$959–3,869Fly 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 12m$1,131–3,547Fly Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane DUB - MEB
37h 27m$859–2,625Ferry, 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 50m$842–3,564
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 - $3,100 and takes 24h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Dublin to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 57m and costs $700 - $3,100.
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 1:01 PM in Dublin and 10:01 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5276+ 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
- $750–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
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
- $850–3,300
- 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
- $750–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- 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
- $850–3,300
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
- $750–4,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- sharpairlines.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Essendon Fields Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- 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
- $850–3,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $26–40
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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