There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Michigan 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 Detroit
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW)MEL - DTW
24h 30m$914–1,614Fly to South Bend, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to South Bend (SBN)MEL - SBN
- Take the train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
32h 47m$713–2,440Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)MEL - GRR
26h 14m$966–3,316Fly to Capital Region International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)MEL - LAN
26h 22m$714–2,414Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)MEL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
28h 31m$849–1,427Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)MEL - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledo
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
29h 8m$742–2,515Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)MEL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
33h 26m$1,021–3,647
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Michigan is to fly and train which costs $850 - $1,500 and takes 28h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Michigan is to fly which takes 24h 30m and costs $900 - $1,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Michigan is 9985 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Melbourne to Michigan, including transfers.
Michigan is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:21 AM in Melbourne and 1:21 PM in Michigan.
There are 487+ hotels available in Michigan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Michigan, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Detroit (DTW) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Capital Region International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to South Bend via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Los Angeles, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Capital Region International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from South Bend Airport to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13–15
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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