There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Cagliari by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane MEL - CAG
27h 43m€568–1,119Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG)plane MEB - CAG
37h 50m€405–1,206Fly Melbourne Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB)plane MEL - OLB
- Take the train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliaritrain
29h 57m€598–1,163Fly Melbourne Airport to Alghero, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alghero (AHO)plane MEL - AHO
- Take the bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONEbus
- Take the train from Macomer to Cagliaritrain
33h 17m€449–1,258Fly Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palermo Airport (PMO)plane MEL - PMO
- Take the carferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliaricarferry
41h 30m€612–1,059
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cagliari is to fly which costs €550 - €1200 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cagliari is to fly which takes 27h 43m and costs €550 - €1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Cagliari is 16226 km.
It takes approximately 27h 43m to get from Melbourne to Cagliari, including transfers.
Cagliari is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:16 PM in Melbourne and 5:16 AM in Cagliari.
There are 2659+ hotels available in Cagliari.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cagliari, Italy?
Thai Airways International, Austrian Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €650–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alghero via Abu Dhabi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alghero via Dubai, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alghero via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cagliari Elmas Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,400
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palermo Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–1,800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alghero via Suvarnabhumi, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,600
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Olbia Terranova to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Macomer to Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39078430325
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reden tours
Bus from Fermata di AEROPORTO FERTILIA to Fermata di MACOMER AUTOSTAZIONE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- Reden tours
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
Car ferry from Port of Palermo to Port of Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Grimaldi Lines
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