There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Autopolis by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)MEL - KMJ
16h 29m¥77,877–215,877Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)MEL - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata to Kumamoto
17h 56m¥59,597–122,527Fly to Oita Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oita Airport (OIT)MEL - OIT
- Take the bus from Oita Airport to Yufuin Station
21h 8m¥61,127–189,227
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Autopolis is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥130000 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Autopolis is to fly which takes 16h 29m and costs ¥75000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Melbourne and Autopolis is 8033 km.
It takes approximately 16h 29m to get from Melbourne to Autopolis, including transfers.
There are 396+ hotels available in Autopolis.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Autopolis, Japan?
Japan Airlines, JetStar Japan, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–260,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–120,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–170,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–450,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Hakata to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- 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
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Oita Airport to Yufuin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,550
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
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