There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Chipata by plane, car, taxi or bus
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Recommended option
Fly Melbourne to Lilongwe, drive • 28h 53m
Cheapest option
Fly Melbourne to Lusaka, drive • 29h 55m
6 alternative options
Fly Melbourne to Tete, drive • 34h 32m
Fly Melbourne to Mfuwe, taxi • 29h 38m
Bus to Avalon, fly to Tete, drive • 38h 47m
Fly Melbourne to Blantyre, drive • 35h 37m
Bus to Avalon, fly to Lilongwe, drive • 33h 58m
Bus to Avalon, fly to Mfuwe, taxi • 37h 33m
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Chipata is to fly and drive which costs $1,100 - $2,600 and takes 35h 37m.
The quickest way to get from Melbourne to Chipata is to fly and drive which costs $1,100 - $3,300 and takes 28h 53m.
It is approximately 10947 km to get from Melbourne to Chipata.
It takes approximately 28h 53m to get from Melbourne to Chipata, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Melbourne Airport to Lilongwe Airport. The quickest flight takes 30h and has two stopovers.
Chipata is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:47 PM in Melbourne and 12:47 PM in Chipata.
Emirates, Qantas, Jetstar and four other airlines offer flights from Melbourne Airport to Lilongwe Airport.
There are one+ hotels available in Chipata. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Melbourne Airport is to bus which takes 30 min and costs $18.
- Distance: 10947.3 km
- Duration: 28h 53m
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Chipata, Zambia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Chipata. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the walk to Melbourne airport, fly to Lilongwe, then take the drive to Chipata. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, take the walk to Melbourne airport, fly to Tete, then take the drive to Chipata.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg, Blantyre
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,800
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Kuala Lumpur, Madras, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,800
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Kuala Lumpur, Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,800
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Delhi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $3,500
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,000
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,700
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Delhi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,400
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,000
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Dubai, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,300
Flights from Melbourne to Blantyre via Dubai, Nairobi, Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850 - $2,300
Flights from Avalon to Lilongwe via Sydney, Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,400
Flights from Avalon to Lilongwe via Sydney, Bengaluru, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,400
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,800
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Sydney, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,500
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Kuala Lumpur, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,400
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,300
Flights from Avalon to Tete via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,900
Flights from Avalon to Tete via Sydney, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $3,100
Flights from Avalon to Tete via Sydney, Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,600
Flights from Avalon to Tete via Sydney, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,200
- Website
- proflight-zambia.com
Flights from Melbourne to Mfuwe via Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,800
Flights from Melbourne to Mfuwe via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,400
Flights from Avalon to Mfuwe via Sydney, Dubai, Lusaka
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $3,700
Flights from Melbourne to Lusaka via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $3,100
Flights from Melbourne to Lilongwe via Suvarnabhumi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,200
Flights from Avalon to Lilongwe via Sydney, Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $4,100
Flights from Avalon to Lilongwe via Sydney, Johannesburg, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,100
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,400
Flights from Melbourne to Tete via Sydney, Johannesburg, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,400
Flights from Avalon to Tete via Sydney, Johannesburg, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,000
- Website
- nyasaexpress.com
Flights from Melbourne to Mfuwe via Dubai, Nairobi, Lilongwe
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne to Lusaka via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,500
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Melbourne to Lusaka via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,100
- Phone
- +61 3 9335 2811
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Melbourne Southern Cross to Avalon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- $130 - $160
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