There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Austin by plane, car, bus, or tram
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane MEL - AUS
21h 58m$1,121–3,822Fly to San Antonio International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane MEL - SAT
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plazabus
23h 49m$581–2,146Fly to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)plane MEL - GRK
- Drive from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) to Austincar
21h 33m$631–2,238Fly to Waco, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Waco (ACT)plane MEL - ACT
- Take the bus from Waco to Austinbus
23h 17m$700–2,330Fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tram, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane MEL - DFW
- Take the tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Stationtram
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
23h 54m$643–1,963Fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MEL - IAH
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
26h 31m$632–1,974Fly to College Station, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to College Station (CLL)plane MEL - CLL
- Take the bus from Brazos Transit District to Waco Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Waco to Austinbus
26h 23m$695–2,427
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Austin is to fly and tram and bus which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 23h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Austin is to fly and drive which takes 21h 33m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Austin is 8954 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 58m to get from Melbourne to Austin, including transfers.
Austin is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:24 PM in Melbourne and 7:24 AM in Austin.
There are 1600+ hotels available in Austin.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Austin, TX, USA?
Delta, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Waco via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Waco via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to College Station via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to College Station via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Waco via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to College Station via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–650
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- ridetrinitymetro.org
Tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://ridetrinitymetro.org
- Adults 20-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Waco to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Brazos Transit District to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Austin Eastside Bus Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $127–147
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- low
- $127
- high
- $147
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