There are 7 ways to get from Durham to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Piedmont Triad International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensborotrain
- Fly from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GSO - MEL
25h 53m$1,094–3,929Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RDU - MEL
26h 29m$828–3,032Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane RDU - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
30h 43m$1,228–4,432Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CLT - MEL
28h 35m$1,194–3,260Train, train to Fayetteville Municipal Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Durham Amtrak Station to Selma Stationtrain
- Take the train from Selma Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FAY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FAY - MEL
30h 25m$894–3,149Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Albury (ABX)plane RDU - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
33h 30m$979–3,778Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Durham to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RIC - MEL
38h 6m$1,005–3,699
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $3,300 and takes 28h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 25h 53m and costs $1,000 - $4,000.
The distance between Durham and Melbourne is 16194 km.
It takes approximately 25h 53m to get from Durham to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 15h ahead of Durham. It is currently 8:19 AM in Durham and 11:19 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5262+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Durham, NC, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Piedmont Triad International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 44m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Durham Amtrak Station to Selma Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Selma Station to Fayetteville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Durham to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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