There are 5 ways to get from Belfast to Melbourne by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
27h 55m$1,232–2,632Fly from Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BFS - MEL
29h 15m$845–2,051Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
26h 40m$860–2,650Train to City Of Derry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Colerainetrain
- Fly from City Of Derry Airport (LDY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LDY - MEL
31h 9m$1,150–4,158Car ferry, Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
32h 26m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $850 - $2,700 and takes 26h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 26h 40m and costs $850 - $2,700.
The distance between Belfast and Melbourne is 17138 km.
It takes approximately 27h 55m to get from Belfast to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 11:12 PM in Belfast and 8:12 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5287+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
KLM, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Coleraine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–68
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- $68
- Car Passenger
- $282
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