There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Butuan by plane or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane MEL - BXU
13h 46m₱29,899–55,939Fly Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane MEL - DVO
- Take the bus from Panabo to Butuanbus
20h 24m₱13,699–46,279Fly 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 28m₱25,308–62,038Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Butuan Airport
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Butuan Airport (BXU)plane AVV - BXU
21h 57m₱25,899–65,939
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 ₱13,000 - ₱47,000 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Butuan is to fly which takes 13h 46m and costs ₱29,000 - ₱60,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Butuan is 5590 km.
It takes approximately 13h 46m to get from Melbourne to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:00 AM in Melbourne and 11:00 PM in Butuan.
There are 107+ hotels available in Butuan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Butuan, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific 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
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–42,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–42,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–80,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Sydney, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–44,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱29,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–48,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–110,000
- Phone
- +63 244 0637
- customerservicerepresentative@ygbc.ph
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Agora, Cagayan de Oro to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱370–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
Bus from Panabo to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
- 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
- ₱740
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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