There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
27h 34m$726–1,522Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HAJ - MEL
30h 48mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LEJ - MEL
32h 22m$1,284–3,243Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MUC - MEL
31h 23m$911–2,380Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NUE - MEL
33h 28m$1,107–3,495Train to Frankfurt, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane FRA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
32h 27m$1,462–3,712
Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 27h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 34m and costs $700 - $1,600.
The distance between Europe and Melbourne is 16535 km.
It takes approximately 27h 34m to get from Europe to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of Europe. It is currently 11:42 AM in Europe and 7:42 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5287+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Europe and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Melbourne. However, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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