There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Haines by plane, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport, car ferry
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane MEL - JNU
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Hainescarferry
32h 36m$513–1,796Fly Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS)plane MEL - HNS
27h 29m$527–1,829Fly Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skagway Airport (SGY)plane MEL - SGY
2d 2h$558–1,858Fly Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane MEL - YXY
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the ferry from Skagway, AK to Haines, AKferry
32h 56m$732–2,132Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane AVV - YXY
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
- Take the ferry from Skagway, AK to Haines, AKferry
35h 37m$1,032–3,132
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juneau International Airport (JNU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Haines is to fly and car ferry which costs $500 - $1,800 and takes 32h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Haines is to fly which takes 27h 29m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Haines is 8215 miles.
It takes approximately 32h 36m to get from Melbourne to Haines, including transfers.
Haines is 19h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:16 AM in Melbourne and 10:16 AM in Haines.
There are 12+ hotels available in Haines.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Haines, AK, USA?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flyalaskaseaplanes.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- info@wpyr.com
- Website
- wpyr.com
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Haines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $16–55
- Phone
- 1-907-600-5333
- Website
- hainesskagwayfastferry.com
Ferry from Skagway, AK to Haines, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- https://www.hainesskagwayfastferry.com/
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