There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Key West by plane, shuttle, ferry, 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 Melbourne Airport to Key West International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Key West International Airport (EYW)plane MEL - EYW
24h 43m$480–1,632Fly Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Miami International Airport (MIA)plane MEL - MIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
29h 2m$691–2,123Fly Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)plane MEL - FLL
- Take a shuttle bus from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
29h 13m$751–2,343Fly Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane MEL - RSW
- Take the ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FLferry
31h 55m$831–2,491Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Key West International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Key West International Airport (EYW)plane MEB - EYW
46h 36m$565–2,017Fly Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane MEL - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Fort Myers Bus Stopbus
- Take the ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FLferry
33h 32m$701–2,124
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Key West International Airport (EYW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Key West is to fly which costs $480 - $1,700 and takes 24h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Key West is to fly which takes 24h 43m and costs $480 - $1,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Key West is 9638 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 43m to get from Melbourne to Key West, including transfers.
Key West is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:43 AM in Melbourne and 5:43 PM in Key West.
There are 969+ hotels available in Key West.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Key West, FL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Key West International Airport (EYW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Key West International Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Key West International Airport via Los Angeles, Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Key West International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Brisbane, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 59m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ft. Myers via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Los Angeles, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Miami International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1 (305) 289-9997
- groups@keysshuttle.com
- Website
- Keys Shuttle
Shuttle from Miami, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–200
- Website
- Keys Shuttle
Shuttle from Fort Lauderdale, FL - International Airport to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–220
- Website
- Keys Shuttle
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Fort Myers Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 239-463-5733
- Website
- Key West Express
Ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Key West Express
Ferry from Fort Myers Beach, FL to Key West, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- Key West Express
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