There are 7 ways to get from France to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCE - MEL
25h 20m$730–2,530Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GVA - MEL
26h 6m$490–1,935Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LYS - MEL
25h 56m$902–3,652Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CDG - MEL
24h 29m$697–2,547Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane STR - MEL
28h 6m$1,080–3,242Fly Monaco to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCM - MEL
27h 23m$932–2,838Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane NCE - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
34h 12m$833–2,366
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Melbourne is to fly which costs $700 - $2,600 and takes 25h 20m.
The fastest way to get from France to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 29m and costs $650 - $2,600.
The distance between France and Melbourne is 16449 km.
It takes approximately 25h 20m to get from France to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of France. It is currently 7:24 AM in France and 5:24 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5241+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between France and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qatar Airways, Virgin Australia, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Monaco to Melbourne Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Monaco to Melbourne Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Monaco to Melbourne Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Monaco to Melbourne Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Mount Gambier Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- customer.relations@vline.com.au
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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