There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)MEL - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
17h 53m₩526,305–680,305Fly to Incheon International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)MEL - ICN
- Take the train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Take the train from Seoul Station to Gyeongju Station
18h 25m₩385,105–834,805Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)MEL - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
18h 9m₩679,505–2,163,805Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO)MEL - KPO
19h 53m₩466,505–1,244,305Fly to Ulsan Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ulsan Airport (USN)MEL - USN
19h 23m₩456,805–1,357,805
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and train which costs ₩380,000 - ₩850,000 and takes 18h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which takes 17h 53m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩700,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Gyeongju is 8367 km.
It takes approximately 17h 53m to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:13 PM in Melbourne and 8:13 PM in Gyeongju.
There are 314+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Gyeongju, South Korea?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and nine other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO) 5 times a day.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–3,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Singapore Changi, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–3,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Beijing Capital, Seoul Gimpo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–650,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,900,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩5,500–10,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩5,500–8,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
Train from Seoul Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩32,000–59,800
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩37,000–50,000
- Non-reserved
- ₩32,000–44,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–85,000
- Economy Class
- ₩59,800
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩2,700–5,000
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Non-reserved
- ₩2,700–3,100
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–5,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- arex.or.kr
Train from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Seoul Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩4,300–6,000
- Website
- http://www.arex.or.kr/main.do
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–12,227
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
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