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 6m$887–1,740Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
42h 40m$655–4,864Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
28h 14m$1,234–1,737Fly Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
31h 47m$987–3,541Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
29h 27m$1,055–3,263Fly Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 59m$823–1,930
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to fly which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 6m and costs $850 - $1,800.
The distance between Ireland and Melbourne is 17241 km.
It takes approximately 25h 6m to get from Ireland to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 9:09 AM in Ireland and 6:09 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5304+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad and Qantas fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
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
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,800
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 41h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–8,000
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- 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
- $1,000–3,200
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $14–21
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Limerick Colbert 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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