There are 4 ways to get from Rome to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FCO - MEL
24h 17m$535–2,139Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane FCO - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
28h 12m$1,335–4,839Train to Naples Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NAP - MEL
27h 58m$825–2,120Train to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BLQ - MEL
27h 46m$753–1,974
Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Melbourne is to fly which costs $500 - $2,200 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs $500 - $2,200.
The distance between Rome and Melbourne is 16039 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Rome to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Rome. It is currently 10:04 PM in Rome and 8:04 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5236+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Avalon Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Naples Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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