There are 6 ways to get from Indianapolis to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IND - MEL
25h 38m$821–2,921Train to Purdue University Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LAF - MEL
30h 5m$750–2,678Fly Indianapolis to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane IND - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
28h 58m$1,321–4,621Bus to Covington, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CVG - MEL
36h 35m$1,243–4,445Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORD - MEL
30h 29m$1,171–2,318Fly Indianapolis to Albury, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Albury (ABX)plane IND - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
31h 39m$982–3,577
Indianapolis (IND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,400 and takes 30h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 38m and costs $800 - $3,000.
The distance between Indianapolis and Melbourne is 15677 km.
It takes approximately 25h 38m to get from Indianapolis to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Indianapolis. It is currently 7:55 PM in Indianapolis and 11:55 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5359+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–4,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- 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
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $21–120
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