There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Anchorage by train or plane
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Train to Avalon Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane AVV - ANC
29h 40m$1,412–4,714Train to Bendigo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Stationtrain
- Fly from Bendigo Airport (BXG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BXG - ANC
35h 11m$1,012–3,415Fly from Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MEL - ANC
24h 24m$1,022–3,422Train to Albury, fly
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Albury Stationtrain
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ABX - ANC
31h 31m$1,222–4,319Train to Wagga Wagga, fly
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Wagga Wagga Stationtrain
- Fly from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane WGA - ANC
32h 46m$1,330–4,532
Avalon Airport (AVV) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Anchorage is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,500 and takes 35h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Anchorage is to fly which takes 24h 24m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Anchorage is 7869 miles.
It takes approximately 29h 40m to get from Melbourne to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:40 AM in Melbourne and 2:40 PM in Anchorage.
There are 186+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Anchorage, AK, USA?
United Airlines flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Melbourne Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $5–8
Train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $6–9
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Albury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–120
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $100–120
Train from Southern Cross to Wagga Wagga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–130
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $30–40
- First
- $40–55
- Sleeper
- $110–130
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