There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead by plane, car, taxi, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport, drive
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane MEL - ISA
- Drive from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Barkly Homesteadcar
11h 13m$593–1,138Fly Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)plane MEL - ASP
- Drive from Alice Springs Airport (ASP) to Barkly Homesteadcar
10h 58m$498–1,108Drive 2,957 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Barkly Homesteadcar 2,957 km
30h 8m$528–763Fly Melbourne Airport to Tennant Creek, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tennant Creek (TCA)plane MEL - TCA
- Take the taxi from Tennant Creek (TCA) to Barkly Homesteadtaxi
10h 40m$1,329–2,032Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Mount Isa Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA)plane AVV - ISA
- Drive from Mount Isa Airport (ISA) to Barkly Homesteadcar
14h 54m$503–1,738
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mount Isa Airport (ISA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead is to drive which costs $500 - $800 and takes 30h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 40m and costs $1,300 - $2,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Barkly Homestead is 2423 km. The road distance is 2957 km.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Barkly Homestead is 2957 km. It takes approximately 30h 8m to drive from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Barkly Homestead, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Mount Isa Airport (ISA), then drive to Barkly Homestead. Alternatively, you can drive from Melbourne to Barkly Homestead in around 30h 8m.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Adelaide, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Townsville
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–950
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Canberra, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Newcastle, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Mount Isa Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–600
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tennant Creek via Alice Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tennant Creek via Sydney, Alice Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Estimated price
- $11–14
Tennant Creek Taxi Service
- Phone
- +61 8 8962 3626
- Website
- 131008.com
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