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
14h 16m₱18,389–49,429Fly 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 49m₱15,189–45,769Fly 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₱20,798–57,528Fly Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Surigao Airport (SUG)plane MEL - SUG
- Take the bus from Surigao to Butuanbus
22h 22m₱17,639–57,539Train 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₱23,775–80,944
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 ₱15,000 - ₱46,000 and takes 20h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Butuan is to fly which takes 14h 16m and costs ₱18,000 - ₱50,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Butuan is 5590 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from Melbourne to Butuan, including transfers.
Butuan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:32 AM in Melbourne and 6:32 AM in Butuan.
There are 31+ 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) 5 times a week.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–60,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Sydney, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–100,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–90,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Surigao Airport via Sydney, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–60,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Butuan Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–80,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Butuan Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Laguindingan International Airport via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–47,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–130,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–90,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱360–500
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- ₱360–500
- 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/
Bus from Surigao to Butuan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱240–1,100
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCDavao
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/YGBCButuan/
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