There are 4 ways to get from Des Moines to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Des Moines to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DSM - MEL
24h 40m$1,343–4,448Bus to Omaha, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NEbus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OMA - MEL
29h 20m$1,254–4,268Fly Des Moines to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DSM - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
27h 41m$2,043–7,048Fly Des Moines to Albury, train
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Albury (ABX)plane DSM - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 23m$1,654–5,704
Des Moines (DSM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Des Moines to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $1,200 - $4,300 and takes 29h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Des Moines to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 40m and costs $1,300 - $4,500.
The distance between Des Moines and Melbourne is 15113 km.
It takes approximately 24h 40m to get from Des Moines to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 17h ahead of Des Moines. It is currently 10:45 AM in Des Moines and 3:45 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Des Moines, IA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and Delta fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Des Moines to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Des Moines to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Des Moines to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Des Moines to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
Flights from Des Moines to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 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
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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