There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
25h 48m$743–3,148Fly Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
31h 47m$537–3,741Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
28h 14m$1,034–2,237Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
29h 27m$998–3,854Fly 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 38m$1,243–3,648Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
30h 20m$605–1,864
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 48m and costs $700 - $3,200.
The distance between Ireland and Melbourne is 17241 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from Ireland to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 2:53 PM in Ireland and 11:53 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3576+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
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 Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- 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
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- 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
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- 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
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, 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
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,700
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
- 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
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $14–21
- 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
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
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