There are 5 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)plane DUS - MEL
25h 42m$936–2,211Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
25h 5m$668–1,764Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
31h 41m$1,436–4,511Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AMS - MEL
26h 51m$733–2,016Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRU - MEL
27h 13m$859–1,891
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 - $1,800 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 - $1,800.
The distance between Essen and Melbourne is 16480 km.
It takes approximately 25h 42m to get from Essen to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Essen. It is currently 2:56 PM in Essen and 12:56 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5383+ 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
- $1,100–3,300
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
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
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 Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
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
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
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
- $1,200–3,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
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
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- 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
- $1,600–4,800
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- 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
- $950–3,500
- 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
- $950–3,500
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
- 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
- $800–2,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $27–40
- 1st Class
- $50–85
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $29–45
- 1st Class
- $55–95
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- 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
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- 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
- $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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