There are 4 ways to get from Dunedin to Melbourne by plane or bus
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Fly Dunedin to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DUD - MEL
10h$484–790Bus to Invercargill, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Dunedin to Invercargillbus
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IVC - MEL
12h 41m$251–815Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Dunedin to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZQN - MEL
10h 48m$291–835Fly Dunedin to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DUD - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
14h 39m$404–1,640
Dunedin (DUD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunedin to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $290 - $850 and takes 10h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Dunedin to Melbourne is to fly which takes 10h and costs $480 - $800.
The distance between Dunedin and Melbourne is 2334 km.
It takes approximately 10h to get from Dunedin to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h behind Dunedin. It is currently 7:58 PM in Dunedin and 5:58 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Dunedin, New Zealand and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,500
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–3,300
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,400
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch, Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Dunedin to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–600
Flights from Invercargill to Melbourne Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Gold Coast, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Avalon Airport via Wellington, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–400
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Dunedin to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- info@rippletravelgroup.com
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Dunedin to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
- 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/
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