There are 4 ways to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
25h 55m$1,140–1,646Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
34h 52m$834–2,608Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
28h 52m$938–2,519Fly Cork Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORK - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
33h 18m$1,547–4,671
Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $900 - $2,600 and takes 28h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 55m and costs $1,100 - $1,700.
The distance between Cork Airport (ORK) and Melbourne is 17430 km.
It takes approximately 25h 55m to get from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Cork Airport (ORK). It is currently 11:10 PM in Cork Airport (ORK) and 8:10 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5297+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cork Airport (ORK), Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- $14–21
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
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