There are 7 ways to get from Boston to Melbourne by ferry, plane, bus, 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.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BOS - MEL
26h 46m$983–3,242Bus to Barnstable Municipal Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Barnstable Airportbus
- Fly from Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HYA - MEL
31h 2m$1,048–3,363Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BOS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
30h 39m$1,417–4,926Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PVD - MEL
38h 57m$1,442–4,550Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JFK - MEL
30h 20m$1,074–3,070Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Albury, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Albury (ABX)plane BOS - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
33h 17m$1,142–4,088Ferry to Provincetown Municipal Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MAferry
- Fly from Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PVC - MEL
31h 32m$2,153–5,681
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,100 and takes 30h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Melbourne is to ferry and fly which takes 26h 46m and costs $950 - $3,300.
The distance between Boston and Melbourne is 16965 km.
It takes approximately 26h 46m to get from Boston to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 15h ahead of Boston. It is currently 10:35 PM in Boston and 1:35 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5346+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Boston to Melbourne. However, you can take the ferry to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal, walk to Boston-Airport-BOS airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Barnstable Airport, walk to Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Barnstable Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Philadelphia, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Provincetown Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Boston Logan Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–5,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
- 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 South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $13–22
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–1,100
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $75–700
- First Class
- $290–1,100
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Barnstable Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $5–14
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $5–14
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $5–14
- Phone
- +1 617-748-1428
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $124
- Website
- Provincetown Fast Ferry
- Phone
- +1 866-307-2469
- Website
- City Experiences
Ferry from World Trade Center Pier, Boston, MA to MacMillan Pier, Provincetown, MA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $103
- Website
- City Experiences
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