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$387–1,290Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ITM - MEL
17h 29m$586–1,638Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane UKB - MEL
18h 28m$580–2,030Train 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
18h 21m$516–1,009Train, 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 50m$633–2,526Train, 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 31m$485–1,133Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shinagawatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HND - MEL
17h 50m$442–1,485
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 - $1,300 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 - $1,300.
The distance between Kobe and Melbourne is 8186 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Kobe to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Kobe. It is currently 1:50 AM in Kobe and 2:50 AM in Melbourne.
There are 3576+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–6,000
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,100
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–6,500
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–6,500
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- 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
- $21–31
- 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
- $27–31
- Reserved Seat
- $21–30
- Green Seat
- $29–40
- 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
- $110–150
- Reserved seat
- $120–160
- Green seat
- $160–220
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- 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
- $110–150
- 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
- $11–15
- 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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