There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AMS - MEL
24h 17m$643–1,379Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BRU - MEL
25h 4m$852–1,788Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RTM - MEL
38h 50m$1,454–3,251Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUS - MEL
27h 14m$972–2,067Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane AMS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
28h 45m$1,127–3,763Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FRA - MEL
28h 16m$861–1,802Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Albury, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Albury (ABX)plane AMS - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
31h 8m$1,002–3,325
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 24h 17m and costs $600 - $1,400.
The distance between Rotterdam and Melbourne is 16612 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Rotterdam to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 11:59 AM in Rotterdam and 9:59 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5381+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Aegean Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and five other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Athens, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–4,600
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Guangzhou Baiyun, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–9,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Xiamen, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–4,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,100
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–800
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Melbourne Airport via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,300
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Albury via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- 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
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