There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Dublin by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEL - DUB
26h 1m€430–1,022Fly Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane MEL - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
31h 58m€305–897Fly Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane MEL - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connollytrain
31h 27m€628–1,435Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEB - DUB
30h 28m€373–1,115Fly Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MEL - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
35h€624–1,394Fly Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
34h 10m€486–1,088
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Dublin is to fly and train which costs €300 - €900 and takes 31h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Dublin is to fly which takes 26h 1m and costs €430 - €1100.
The distance between Melbourne and Dublin is 17228 km.
It takes approximately 26h 1m to get from Melbourne to Dublin, including transfers.
Dublin is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:45 AM in Melbourne and 9:45 PM in Dublin.
There are 1065+ hotels available in Dublin.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Dublin, Ireland?
Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €800–950
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,000
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €15–22
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €55–80
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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