There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Dublin by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane MEL - DUB
25h 48m€518–2,027Fly 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 23m€342–754Fly 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
30h 31m€445–992Fly 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 29m€583–2,357
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 €340 - €800 and takes 31h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Dublin is to fly which takes 25h 48m and costs €500 - €2100.
The distance between Melbourne and Dublin is 17229 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from Melbourne to Dublin, including transfers.
Dublin is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:15 PM in Melbourne and 8:15 AM in Dublin.
There are 700+ 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
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €550–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Doha, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dubai, Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dublin Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Manchester Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Dubai, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Suvarnabhumi, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Doha, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Belfast International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
- 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
- 0818 294 015
- 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
- €55–100
- 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
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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