There are 6 ways to get from Japan to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NRT - MEL
13h 28m$353–1,018Fly Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HND - MEL
15h 30m$323–1,026Fly Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ITM - MEL
16h 4m$572–2,026Fly Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FUK - MEL
15h 28m$420–920Fly Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NGO - MEL
16h 44m$485–627Fly Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HND - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
17h 14m$423–1,826
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Melbourne is to fly which costs $480 - $650 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 13h 28m and costs $350 - $1,100.
The distance between Japan and Melbourne is 8275 km.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Japan to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Japan. It is currently 10:46 PM in Japan and 12:46 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5358+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Japan Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,900
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,100
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–3,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–3,400
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $35–50
- Ordinary Car
- $24–30
- 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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