There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Irvine by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane MEL - SNA
20h 52m$570–2,220Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
19h 33m$365–1,045Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Irvinetrain
22h 55m$1,048–3,879Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
23h 47m$634–2,242Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane MEL - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
24h 40m$654–2,480Fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MEL - ONT
- Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to Tustintrain
24h 59m$681–2,538Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEL - SBA
- Take the bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Tustintrain
25h 55m$493–1,760Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane MEL - CLD
- Take the train from Oceanside to Tustintrain
25h 26m$493–1,745
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Irvine is to fly and train which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Irvine is to fly and train which takes 19h 33m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Irvine is 8004 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 52m to get from Melbourne to Irvine, including transfers.
Irvine is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:17 AM in Melbourne and 5:17 PM in Irvine.
There are 1524+ hotels available in Irvine.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Irvine, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,700
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino Depot to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Oceanside to Tustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Irvine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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