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 Haines Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS)plane MEL - HNS
43h 9m$499–1,821Fly Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane MEL - JNU
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Hainescarferry
32h 36m$515–1,788Fly Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skagway Airport (SGY)plane MEL - SGY
2d 1h$530–1,850Fly 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$724–2,124Bus 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
34h 27m$974–3,124
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS) 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 and car ferry which takes 32h 36m and costs $500 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Haines is 8140 miles.
It takes approximately 43h 9m to get from Melbourne to Haines, including transfers.
Haines is 20h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:16 AM in Melbourne and 5:16 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 two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,500
- Website
- flyalaskaseaplanes.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,100
- 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/
- Schedules at
- https://wpyr.com/excursions/
- 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
- $13
- 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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