There are 6 ways to get from Ireland to Melbourne by plane, train, 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.
Fly Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
24h 56m$836–1,839Bus to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
2d 2h$473–1,163Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
28h 34m$1,245–2,050Fly Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
34h 47m$946–5,548Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHD - MEL
29h 57m$955–3,163Fly Dublin Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Albury (ABX)plane DUB - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
32h 37m$695–2,085
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $470 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 56m and costs $800 - $1,900.
The distance between Ireland and Melbourne is 17241 km.
It takes approximately 24h 56m to get from Ireland to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 11h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 2:19 PM in Ireland and 1:19 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5381+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad and Qantas fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–5,000
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Melbourne Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Dublin Airport to Albury via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dublin Airport, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $14–20
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
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