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 8m$843–3,048Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert Station to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
41h 15m$484–1,063Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
28h 14m$1,234–4,137Fly Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
31h 47m$687–4,241Train 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$948–3,153Fly 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
29h 53m$793–1,948
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 $480 - $1,100 and takes 41h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 8m and costs $800 - $3,100.
The distance between Ireland and Melbourne is 17241 km.
It takes approximately 25h 8m to get from Ireland to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 10:31 PM in Ireland and 7:31 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3530+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad, Emirates, and Qantas fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
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
- $850–6,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
- 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
- $900–3,100
- 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
- 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/
- 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/
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