There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Dublin by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEL - DUB
26h€458–1,929Fly 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
30h 53m€322–854Fly 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 26m€585–2,442Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEB - DUB
30h 26m€404–1,115Fly Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MEL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry
33h 43m€515–2,262Fly 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
34h 40m€589–2,072
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 €320 - €900 and takes 30h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Dublin is to fly which takes 26h and costs €450 - €2000.
The distance between Melbourne and Dublin is 17228 km.
It takes approximately 26h to get from Melbourne to Dublin, including transfers.
Dublin is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:50 PM in Melbourne and 7:50 AM in Dublin.
There are 1149+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,400
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- 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
- €460–650
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Dublin Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–700
- 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
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birmingham Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,600
- 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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- €8–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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