There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Braidwood by plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MEL - ORD
- Take the train from LaSalle Street to Joliettrain
25h 39m$487–1,522Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane MEL - CMI
- Take the bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tacos Del Norte - Kankakeebus
28h 39m$629–2,075Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane MEL - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Joliet Gateway Centertrain
28h 17m$614–2,076Fly to South Bend, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to South Bend (SBN)plane MEL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.train
- Take the train from LaSalle Street to Joliettrain
28h 55m$859–2,834Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MEL - MDW
- Take the bus from Midway Airport to Manteno Metro Centrebus
24h 43m$602–1,917Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane MEL - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Joliet Gateway Centertrain
28h 21m$808–2,683Fly to Indianapolis, shuttle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MEL - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from LaSalle Street to Joliettrain
31h 5m$839–2,837Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)plane MEL - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
- Take the train from Springfield to Joliet Gateway Centertrain
34h 26m$647–2,045
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Braidwood is to fly and train which costs $480 - $1,600 and takes 25h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Braidwood is to fly and bus which takes 24h 43m and costs $600 - $2,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Braidwood is 9816 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 39m to get from Melbourne to Braidwood, including transfers.
Braidwood is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:42 AM in Melbourne and 11:42 AM in Braidwood.
There are 10+ hotels available in Braidwood.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Braidwood, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Braidwood. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), walk to O'Hare, take the subway to Jackson-Blue, walk to LaSalle Street, take the train to Joliet, then take the taxi to Braidwood. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), take the taxi to Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign, take the bus to Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee, then take the taxi to Braidwood.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from LaSalle Street to Joliet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from LaSalle Street to Joliet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from LaSalle Street to Joliet
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Joliet Gateway Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Joliet Gateway Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Joliet Gateway Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–17
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–16
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $15–40
- Phone
- +1 815-937-4287
- Website
- RIver Valley Metro
Bus from Midway Airport to Manteno Metro Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- RIver Valley Metro
- Schedules at
- River Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- info@goextr.com
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Child
- $14–23
- Adult
- $25–28
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Amtrak
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