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How to get fromMelbourne to Northern Irelandby plane, bus, car ferry, train, or ferry

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There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Northern Ireland by plane, bus, car ferry, train, or ferry

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  1. Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport

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    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane plane MEL - BHD
    27h 34m
    £618–1,918

  2. Fly to Belfast International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane plane MEL - BFS
    28h 9m
    £293–727

  3. Fly to Dublin Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane plane MEL - DUB
    2. Take the bus from Terminal 1 Zone 2 to Europa Bus Centrebus bus
    27h 56m
    £467–1,133

  4. Fly to Donegal Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane plane MEL - CFN
    2. Take the bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Busbus bus
    37h 14m
    £528–1,352

  5. Fly to City Of Derry Airport

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane plane MEL - LDY
    32h 19m
    £465–1,215

  6. Fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane MEL - EDI
    2. Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    4. Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry car ferry
    34h 47m

  7. Fly to Glasgow Airport, Bus, car ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane MEL - GLA
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan to Cairnryan Stena Terminalbus bus
    3. Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry car ferry
    33h 39m

  8. Fly to Manchester Airport, train, ferry

    1. Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane MEL - MAN
    2. Take the train from Manchester Airport to Holyheadtrain train
    3. Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+Iferry ferry
    4. Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Portadowntrain train
    35h 41m
    £564–1,023

Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration26h 48mAverage Duration
Ticket£362Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 10,650.3 mi
  • Duration: 27h 34m

What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Northern Ireland?

Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) every 4 hours.

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