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How to get fromMelbourne to Belfastby plane, bus, car ferry, train, or ferry

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There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Belfast by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane plane MEL - BHD
    28h 39m
    £567–817

  2. Fly to Belfast International Airport

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane plane MEL - BFS
    28h 54m
    £292–776

  3. Fly to Dublin Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane MEL - DUB
    2. Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Belfast Glengallbus bus
    28h 26m
    £476–981

  4. Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane MEL - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the carferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry car ferry
    35h 10m
    £538–972

  5. Fly to City Of Derry Airport, train

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane plane MEL - LDY
    2. Take the train from Coleraine to Belfast Lanyon Placetrain train
    33h 24m
    £459–1,235

  6. Fly to Manchester Airport, train, ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane MEL - MAN
    2. Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Belfast Grand Centraltrain train
    36h 55m
    £554–1,006

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights

Calendar55Weekly Planes
Duration27h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket£322Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,650.3 mi
  • Duration: 28h 39m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Belfast, Northern Ireland?

Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) every 4 hours.

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