There are 8 ways to get from France to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCE - MEL
25h 8m$781–1,534Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
25h 25m$731–1,571Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CDG - MEL
24h 3m$747–1,747Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRU - MEL
25h 4m$916–1,820Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GVA - MEL
26h 11m$773–1,622Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane NCE - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
35h 56m$1,317–2,924Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane LYS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
36h 14m$1,440–4,044Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZRH - MEL
27h 1m$820–1,869
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from France to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 3m and costs $700 - $1,800.
The distance between France and Melbourne is 16451 km.
It takes approximately 25h 8m to get from France to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 8h ahead of France. It is currently 5:30 PM in France and 1:30 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5287+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between France and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Emirates flies from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Melbourne Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,900
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
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