There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Japan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)MEL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
13h 40m¥42,585–107,385Fly Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)MEL - FUK
15h 20m¥45,115–102,145Fly Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)MEL - NGO
15h 48m¥57,705–97,875Fly Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)MEL - ITM
16h 56m¥62,545–142,685Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)AVV - HND
16h 41m¥72,475–252,705Fly Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)MEL - CTS
- Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
16h 27m¥57,885–113,285Fly Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)MEL - HND
17h 40m¥46,475–112,705Fly Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)MEL - KMJ
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata
17h 59m¥70,685–209,285
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Japan is to fly and train which costs ¥42000 - ¥110000 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Japan is to fly and train which takes 13h 40m and costs ¥42000 - ¥110000.
The distance between Melbourne and Japan is 8275 km.
It takes approximately 13h 40m to get from Melbourne to Japan, including transfers.
Japan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:57 PM in Melbourne and 10:57 AM in Japan.
There are 10710+ hotels available in Japan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Japan?
China Airlines, Japan Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–120,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–270,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Narita International Airport, Chūbu Centrair International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–430,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–600,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–350,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥41,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥48,000–130,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–430,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–90,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–430,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–600,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–150,000
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to New Chitose Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥42,000–160,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,700–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- ¥4,300–5,500
- Ordinary Car
- ¥2,700–3,400
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥3,600–6,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥3,600–4,900
- Reserved seat
- ¥4,500–6,000
- Green seat
- ¥5,500–7,500
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- 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
- ¥1,885
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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