There are 5 ways to get from Kobe to Melbourne by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Kansai International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KIX - MEL
15h 45m$495–1,448Fly from Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ITM - MEL
17h 34m$836–1,638Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Nagoyatrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NGO - MEL
18h 21mTrain, train to Takamatsu Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)train
- Fly from Takamatsu Airport (TAK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TAK - MEL
20h 29m$712–2,175Fly from Kobe
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane UKB - MEL
17h 33m$580–1,730
Kansai International Airport (KIX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kobe to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $490 - $1,500 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Kobe to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 15h 45m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between Kobe and Melbourne is 8169 km.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from Kobe to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Kobe. It is currently 9:23 PM in Kobe and 10:23 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5288+ 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
- $460–1,400
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–1,500
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- 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
- $460–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Kansai International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–5,500
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Kobe to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Takamatsu Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- jr-central.co.jp
Train from Shin Kobe to Nagoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Shin Kobe to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- 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
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Takamatsu(Kagawa)
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- jr-shikoku.co.jp
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Kobe Sannomiya to Kansai Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–20
- Website
- https://www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com/limousine/
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