There are 6 ways to get from Cork to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORK - MEL
29h 29m$1,245–1,751Train to Kerry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Mallow to Killarneytrain
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIR - MEL
47h 55m$432–1,477Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUB - MEL
27h 51m$873–2,391Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Cork to Limerick Junctiontrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SNN - MEL
33h 50m$818–2,384Fly Cork Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORK - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
39h 42m$1,529–5,535Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUB - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
33h 4m$907–2,475
Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,500 and takes 47h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 27h 51m and costs $850 - $2,400.
The distance between Cork and Melbourne is 17439 km.
It takes approximately 29h 29m to get from Cork to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 10h ahead of Cork. It is currently 16:29 in Cork and 02:29 in Melbourne.
There are 5364+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, and Malaysia Airlines fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Avalon Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–5,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,900
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Melbourne Airport via Frankfurt, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- 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
- $800–1,900
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Melbourne Airport via Budapest, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Kerry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manchester, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Cork to Limerick Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $14–21
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $35–55
Train from Mallow to Killarney
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- $10–15
- 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
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
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