There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Contention by plane, train, taxi, shuttle, bus, or car
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Fly to Tucson, train, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tucson (TUS)MEL - TUS
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Benson Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Benson Amtrak to Contention
24h 1m$979–3,536Fly to Silver City Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Silver City Airport (SVC)MEL - SVC
- Drive from Silver City Airport (SVC) to Contention
25h 43m$302–1,012Fly to Phoenix, shuttle, train, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phoenix (PHX)MEL - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Benson Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Benson Amtrak to Contention
25h 5m$1,163–2,970Fly to Prescott, shuttle, train, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Prescott (PRC)MEL - PRC
- Take a shuttle bus from Prescott, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Benson Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Benson Amtrak to Contention
31h 6m$726–1,829Fly to El Paso International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)MEL - ELP
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Benson Visitors Center
- Take the taxi from Benson Visitors Center to Contention
29h 1m$944–3,347Fly to Scottsdale Airport, bus, train, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Scottsdale Airport (SCF)MEL - SCF
- Take the bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtown
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Benson Amtrak
- Take the taxi from Benson Amtrak to Contention
28h 10m$476–1,573
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tucson (TUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Contention is to fly and drive which costs $300 - $1,100 and takes 25h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Contention is to fly and train and taxi which takes 24h 1m and costs $950 - $3,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Contention is 8394 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 1m to get from Melbourne to Contention, including transfers.
Contention is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:33 PM in Melbourne and 1:33 AM in Contention.
There are 34+ hotels available in Contention.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Contention, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Contention. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Tucson (TUS), walk to Tucson Intl Airport, take the line 25 bus to Downtown Ronstadt Center, walk to Tucson Amtrak Station, take the train to Benson Amtrak, then take the taxi to Contention. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Phoenix (PHX), walk to Sky Harbor International Airport, take the shuttle to Tucson Amtrak Station, walk to Tucson Amtrak Station, take the train to Benson Amtrak, then take the taxi to Contention.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via San Francisco, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via Los Angeles, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via San Francisco, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via San Francisco, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via Honolulu, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Scottsdale Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
- Website
- advancedaircharters.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Silver City Airport via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Silver City Airport via Los Angeles, Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to El Paso International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Benson Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $134
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
Shuttle from Prescott, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Benson Visitors Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tempe to Tucson Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $6–8
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