There are 7 ways to get from Kobe to Melbourne by train or plane
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Train to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airporttrain
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIX - MEL
15h 48m$387–1,090Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ITM - MEL
16h 24m$586–2,138Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane UKB - MEL
17h 58m$680–2,430Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NGO - MEL
17h 46m$516–909Train, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TAK - MEL
19h 49m$633–1,427Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- 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
16h 26m$476–1,184Train, train to Matsuyama Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)train
- Fly from Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MYJ - MEL
20h 15m$614–1,968
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $380 - $1,100 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 15h 48m and costs $380 - $1,100.
The distance between Kobe and Melbourne is 8186 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Kobe to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Kobe. It is currently 8:20 PM in Kobe and 10:20 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5244+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kobe, Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Okinawa, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
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
- $490–2,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Okinawa, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
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
- $490–2,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–6,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–6,000
Flights from Matsuyama Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–5,500
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Kansai Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $25–29
- Reserved Seat
- $19–27
- Green Seat
- $25–35
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–32
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $28–32
- Reserved Seat
- $22–30
- Green Seat
- $29–40
Train from Okayama to Matsuyama(Ehime)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $55–65
- Reserved Seat
- $50–75
- Green Seat
- $75–110
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $50–70
- Reserved seat
- $60–75
- Green seat
- $75–100
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $35–55
- Reserved seat
- $45–60
- Green seat
- $55–75
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $110–160
- Reserved seat
- $120–160
- Green seat
- $160–220
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/index.html
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- 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
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