There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Duck Key by plane, bus, shuttle, train, or ferry
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Fly to Key West International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Key West International Airport (EYW)MEL - EYW
- Take the bus from Key West Airport to Marathon Airport
27h 39m$616–2,084Fly to Miami International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Miami International Airport (MIA)MEL - MIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Miami, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
25h 49m$1,022–1,532Fly to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)MEL - FLL
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
27h 31m$1,092–1,852Fly to Palm Beach International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)MEL - PBI
- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Take a shuttle bus from Miami, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
30h 27m$929–2,945Fly to Ft. Myers, ferry, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ft. Myers (RSW)MEL - RSW
- Take the ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FL
- Take the bus from Whitehead & Eaton to Holiday Inn
32h 35m$854–2,623Fly to Tampa, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tampa (TPA)MEL - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa International Airport to Fort Lauderdale Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
32h 36m$709–2,137Fly to Orlando, train, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Orlando (MCO)MEL - MCO
- Take the train from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
31h 48m$909–2,075
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Key West International Airport (EYW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Duck Key is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $2,100 and takes 27h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Duck Key is to fly and shuttle which takes 25h 49m and costs $1,000 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Duck Key is 9697 miles.
It takes approximately 27h 39m to get from Melbourne to Duck Key, including transfers.
Duck Key is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:59 AM in Melbourne and 6:59 PM in Duck Key.
There are 438+ hotels available in Duck Key.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Duck Key, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Duck Key. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Key West International Airport (EYW), walk to Key West Airport, take the bus to Marathon Airport, then take the taxi to Duck Key. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Miami International Airport (MIA), walk to Miami, FL - International Airport, take the shuttle to Marathon, FL, then take the taxi to Duck Key.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Key West International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Key West International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Beach International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Beach International Airport via San Francisco, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tampa via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Beach International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Orlando via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Beach International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- guestservices@gobrightline.com
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–220
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $15–180
- Premium
- $60–220
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Key West Airport to Marathon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (305) 289-9997
- groups@keysshuttle.com
- Website
- keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Miami, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
Shuttle from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Marathon, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- https://www.keysshuttle.com
- Phone
- +1 (305) 600-1455
- Website
- cityofkeywest-fl.gov
Bus from Whitehead & Eaton to Holiday Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityofkeywest-fl.gov/595/Schedules-and-Route-Maps
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Tampa International Airport to Fort Lauderdale Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $27–85
- Phone
- +1 239-463-5733
- Website
- keywestexpress.net
Ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.keywestexpress.net
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