Fly to Melbourne

On flights to Melbourne from Munich, you will be arriving in what many would say is Australia’s cultural capital and a cerebral alternative to its rival Sydney. Melbourne is 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 Munich, 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 Munich 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 Munich
Etihad offers frequent flights to Melbourne from Munich. Book flights to Melbourne from Munich.

Fly from Munich

Etihad operates frequent flights to Melbourne from Munich, the Bavarian capital and a city that appeals to fashionistas, families and festival-goers alike. Munich has a selection of top-quality museums, sporting arenas and restaurants, while the music scene covers everything from oompah to orchestra. It's historic, homely and hip in equal parts.

Munich sits on the Isar River in southern Bavaria, with the urban sprawl radiating out from the Aldstadt (old town). The Aldstadt (old town) is home to most of Munich's museums, while many of the biggest shops and beer halls are also found here. Munich's museums cover subjects from science and Egyptian art to beer and BMWs.

Before taking flights to Melbourne from Munich, be sure to soak up all the city has to offer. Walking tours are excellent for getting a perspective on Munich's history. Schwabing, to the north of the Aldstadt, is a studenty area full of cafés, bars and restaurants as well as the giant Englischer Garten park.

Olympiapark is home to the sporting complexes set up for the 1972 Olympics, as well as the BMW Museum and the Sealife aquarium. Get thoroughly lost in the gigantic Deutsches Museum, thought to be the world's largest science and technology museum, or the Tierpark Hellabrun Zoo.

For dancing, head to the large nightclub complexes on Grafingerstrasse in the eastern suburb of Haidhausen. A number of Munich's most popular nightspots are congregated here.

Finally, a visit to Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, is a must before leaving on flights to Melbourne from Munich in September and October.

Melbourne Airport

On flights to Melbourne from Munich, 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 Munich 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
  

Munich Airport

On flights to Melbourne from Munich, you will depart from Munich Airport, also known as Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport. Munich Airport is located 28km northeast of Munich, near the old city of Freising.

The airport is located on the territory of three different municipalities: Oberding (location of the terminals; district of Erding), Hallbergmoos and Marzling (district of Freising).

Munich Airport is the second busiest airport in Germany for passenger traffic. It handled 35 million people in 2008. It is the world’s 14th busiest airport for international passenger traffic and overall 27th busiest in the world.

There are two passenger terminals at Munich Airport. Passengers on flights to Melbourne from Munich leave from Terminal 1C.

Etihad Diamond First and Pearl Business Class passengers can make use of the Atlantic Lounge. 

• Airport Code – MUC
• Airport Name – Munich Franz Josef Strauss
• City - Munich
• Country – Germany
• Country Abbrev - DE
• Time Zone – GMT +1
• Telephone +49 8997500