There are 6 ways to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AMS - MEL
24h 46m$637–2,650Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRU - MEL
25h 39m$835–2,621Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RTM - MEL
35h 20m$1,337–3,772Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUS - MEL
29h 54m$872–2,738Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane AMS - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
29h 11m$1,537–5,050Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
28h 26m$818–2,726
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $850 - $2,800 and takes 29h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 24h 46m and costs $600 - $2,700.
The distance between Rotterdam and Melbourne is 16612 km.
It takes approximately 24h 46m to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 12:06 PM in Rotterdam and 8:06 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3576+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Aegean Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and Virgin Australia fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,600
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–20
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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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