There are 4 ways to get from Kilkenny to Melbourne by bus, plane, train, or ferry
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Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
26h 10m$798–2,461Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luasbus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
31h 3m$784–2,151Bus to Cork Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Ormonde Road to Cork Andersn's Quaybus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
31h 7m$1,170–1,686Train, ferry, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Kilkenny to Dublin Heustontrain
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
34h 53m$984–1,903
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kilkenny to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,500 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kilkenny to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 26h 10m and costs $800 - $2,500.
The distance between Kilkenny and Melbourne is 17352 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Kilkenny to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Kilkenny. It is currently 12:11 PM in Kilkenny and 9:11 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5355+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kilkenny, IE-KK, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Kilkenny to Melbourne. However, you can take the bus to Red Cow Luas, take the line 726 bus to Airport Zone 16, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 bus to Cork Andersn's Quay, walk to Cork Bus Stn, take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–6,000
- 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
- $800–1,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Munich, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Kilkenny to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $19–27
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Holyhead to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +353 818 333 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
Bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- J.J.Kavanagh & Sons
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- $18–26
Bus from Ormonde Road to Cork Andersn's Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- $26–40
Bus from Kilkenny Stn to Red Cow Luas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- $18–26
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Stena Line
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