Flights to Melbourne

On flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi, you will be arriving in what many would say is Australia’s cultural capital and a cerebral alternative to its rival Sydney. It's a city of arts projects, coffee shops and suburbs with distinct character. It's big on shopping, small bars in laneways and restaurants serving cuisine from around the world. Melbourne is also Australia's self-styled sporting hotbed.

Melbourne sprawls around the northern end of Port Phillip Bay, with the Yarra River flowing through the city centre and eastern suburbs. Plan your itinerary well before taking flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi, as there is wide range of things to do.

Melbourne's laneways are its heartbeat – spend a day hopping from stall to shop to café to bar. Get a cultural fix in Melbourne's theatres, or show up during one of the city's many arts festivals. Roll out the towel on the beaches at St Kilda or further around Port Phillip Bay.

St Kilda is Melbourne's most famous beachside suburb; it's home to great music pubs, the Luna Park amusement park and cake shops galore.

Carlton, just north of the city centre, hosts Melbourne Zoo, the Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building. It's also the place to go to for Italian restaurants and coffee shops.

A visit to Federation Square is a must for those arriving on flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi as a kick-off to your culture crawl. It's home to the National Design Centre, the Ian Potter Centre of the National Gallery of Victoria and the Australian Centre For The Moving Image.

Flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi
Etihad offers flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi every day. Book flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi.

Fly from Abu Dhabi

Etihad offers one direct and a number of indirect flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi every day. Abu Dhabi is the largest of the seven Emirates that make up the UAE and the city of the same name is the captivating capital of the country. You can experience year-round sunshine, pristine beaches, spectacular sand dunes and a pulsating cosmopolitan lifestyle in Abu Dhabi.

The heart of this vibrant city lies just 32km east of Abu Dhabi International Airport on an island that sticks out into the bath-warm waters of the Arabian Gulf.

With its fortuitous location at the crossroads of east and west, Abu Dhabi is as appealing to travellers as a destination in its own right or as a welcome stopover point for those on flights to Melbourne from Europe, North America or other parts of the Middle East.

Once Abu Dhabi was just a destination for business travellers, but today it is fast becoming a favourite stop-off for savvy holiday makers who appreciate its unbeatable mix of old and new, fabulous beaches and resorts, wildlife attractions and world-beating theme parks.




Known around the world for its huge oil reserves and fondness of its heritage, Abu Dhabi epitomises modern Arabia. 

Before taking flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi, be sure to visit the exuberant seven-star Emirates Palace Hotel, the majestic Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Ferrari World theme park, the historic garden city of Al Ain, the dunes of Liwa, as well as a number of museums, souqs and malls to visit.

Read our top ten things to do in Abu Dhabi guide for more ideas of what to do here.

Melbourne Airport

On flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi, you will land at Melbourne Airport, also known as Tullamarine Airport. Melbourne Airport is the primary airport serving Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia.
Melbourne Airport is 23km from the city centre, adjacent to the suburb of Tullamarine. The Melbourne-Sydney air route is the third most-travelled passenger air route in the world and the busiest in the Asia Pacific region.

Melbourne Airport has four terminals: one international, two domestic and one budget domestic terminal. Passengers on flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi arrive at Terminal 2 at Melbourne Airport.

Etihad Diamond First and Pearl Business Class passengers can make use of the Air New Zealand Lounge in Terminal 2.

• Airport Code – MEL
• Airport Name – Tullamarine Airport
• City - Melbourne
• Country – Australia
• Country Abbrev - AU
• Time Zone – GMT +10
• Telephone +61 3 9297 1600

Abu Dhabi Airport

When you take off on flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi Airport you will be leaving from Terminal 3, Etihad Airway’s elegant and purpose-built terminal. Our Etihad Diamond First Class and Pearl Business Class lounges offer a world of comfort, style and convenience to our premium passengers.

Abu Dhabi Airport is the gateway to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE. On-going redevelopment work at Abu Dhabi Airport has significantly enhanced the experience for passengers and has allowed Etihad to increase the number of its flights to Melbourne from Abu Dhabi in addition to other destinations.

Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport was opened in February 2009, increasing the airport's passenger handling capacity from five to 12 million passengers a year.

The first phase of a Midfield Terminal Complex is due for completion in the next few years and will take the airport's handling capacity to 20 million passengers. Abu Dhabi airport will be capable of handling 40 million passengers by 2030, when the project is completed.

• Airport Code - AUH
• Airport Name - Abu Dhabi International
• City - Abu Dhabi
• Country - UniUnited Arab Emirates
• Country Abbrev - AE
• Time Zone - GMT +4
• Telephone +971 2-5757500