There are 5 ways to get from Essen to Melbourne by plane or train
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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
24h 15m$941–1,975Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AMS - MEL
26h 42m$664–1,439Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
25h 6m$747–1,576Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 33m$1,025–2,959Train, 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 11m$901–1,938
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 26h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 15m and costs $900 - $2,000.
The distance between Essen and Melbourne is 16480 km.
It takes approximately 24h 15m to get from Essen to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Essen. It is currently 1:11 AM in Essen and 11:11 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5381+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad and Emirates fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $49
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- fahrgaeste@train-rental.com
- Website
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- TRI Train Rental GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Belgian Railways
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