There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Butuan by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane MEL - BXU
15h 31m₱20,407–46,447Fly Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Surigao Airport (SUG)plane MEL - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
22h 22m₱19,657–46,557Fly Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Laguindingan International Airport (CGY)plane MEL - CGY
- Take the bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuanbus
19h 54m₱21,816–32,546Fly Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane MEL - DVO
- Take the bus from Panabo to Butuanbus
20h 49m₱21,217–52,797Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Butuan Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane AVV - BXU
16h 49m₱24,783–75,954
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Butuan Airport (BXU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Butuan is to fly and bus which costs ₱21,000 - ₱33,000 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Butuan is to fly which takes 15h 31m and costs ₱20,000 - ₱47,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Butuan is 5590 km.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Melbourne to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:43 PM in Melbourne and 8:43 PM in Butuan.
There are 128+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Butuan, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Butuan Airport (BXU) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–48,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–80,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Adelaide, Melbourne Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–75,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱360–500
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ₱360–500
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Panabo to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
- Website
- Bachelor Express, Inc. Facebook
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