There are 5 ways to get from Bucharest to Melbourne by plane, train, bus, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OTP - MEL
22h 6m$979–1,435Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Essendon Fields Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Essendon Fields Airport (MEB)plane OTP - MEB
36h 23m$657–1,913Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane OTP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 14m$913–2,519Bus to Varna Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Varna Airport (VAR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane VAR - MEL
29h 38m$815–2,296Night train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IST - MEL
31h 19m$746–1,573
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Melbourne is to night train and Metro and fly which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 31h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Melbourne is to fly which takes 22h 6m and costs $950 - $1,500.
The distance between Bucharest and Melbourne is 14990 km.
It takes approximately 22h 6m to get from Bucharest to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Bucharest. It is currently 1:08 PM in Bucharest and 10:08 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5530+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad, Flydubai, and Emirates fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul Airport, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Doha, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Essendon Fields Airport via Dubai, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Essendon Fields Airport via Doha, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,000
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Essendon Fields Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne Airport, King Island
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- garuda-indonesia.com
Flights from Varna Airport to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul Airport, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $15–43
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $17–22
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +359 (0) 877 34 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pegasus
Bus from Bucharest Horoscop Hotel to Varna Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Pegasus
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