There are 6 ways to get from Essen to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)DUS - MEL
25h 40m$886–2,112Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)FRA - MEL
25h 5m$671–1,969Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)AMS - MEL
27h 7m$783–2,121Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)DUS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
31h 39m$1,436–4,512Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BRU - MEL
27h 11m$865–1,883Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)CGN - MEL
27h 3m$852–2,155
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $650 - $2,000 and takes 25h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 25h 5m and costs $650 - $2,000.
The distance between Essen and Melbourne is 16480 km.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Essen to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Essen. It is currently 7:30 AM in Essen and 5:30 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Jeddah, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Melbourne Airport via Jeddah, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $80–140
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–23
- 1st Class
- $24–45
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–20
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $18–20
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- $55–80
- Comfort
- $60–85
- Premium
- $90–120
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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