There are 8 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Melbourne by bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LFT - MEL
24h 37m$758–2,873Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BTR - MEL
25h 6m$778–2,843Bus to Alexandria International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LAbus
- Fly from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AEX - MEL
29h 9m$791–2,928Bus, bus to Lake Charles Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayettebus
- Take the bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowabus
- Fly from Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LCH - MEL
29h 37m$804–3,054Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MSY - MEL
27h 36m$795–2,868Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BTR - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
28h 2m$1,128–4,243Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Albury (ABX)plane BTR - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 49m$929–3,589Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Albury, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Albury (ABX)plane LFT - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
32h 35m$959–3,619
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Melbourne is to fly which costs $750 - $2,900 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 24h 37m and costs $750 - $2,900.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Melbourne is 14899 km.
It takes approximately 24h 37m to get from Baton Rouge to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 4:57 AM in Baton Rouge and 8:57 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3467+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 4m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Lake Charles Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lafayette to Pilot Travel Center - Lake Charles/Iowa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–190
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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