There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Natal by plane 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 Greater Natal International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)plane MEL - NAT
29h 24mR$4,147–11,147Fly Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Recife International Airport (REC)plane MEL - REC
- Take the bus from Recife - TIP to Natalbus
33h 57mR$3,995–10,327Fly Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA)plane MEL - JPA
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Natalbus
32h 18mR$4,232–11,267Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Greater Natal International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT)plane MEB - NAT
2d 12hR$4,762–13,062Fly Melbourne Airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR)plane MEL - FOR
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Natalbus
38h 56mR$4,701–12,571Fly Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ)plane MEL - MCZ
- Take the bus from Maceió to João Pessoabus
- Take the bus from João Pessoa to Natalbus
39h 36mR$4,478–11,480
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Natal is to fly and bus which costs R$ 3900 - R$ 11000 and takes 33h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Natal is to fly which takes 29h 24m and costs R$ 4100 - R$ 12000.
The distance between Melbourne and Natal is 15231 km.
It takes approximately 29h 24m to get from Melbourne to Natal, including transfers.
Natal is 14h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:36 PM in Melbourne and 9:36 AM in Natal.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Natal.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Natal, Brazil?
LATAM Chile flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Greater Natal International Airport (NAT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–10,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–10,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$4,700–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,400–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,500–12,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–11,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,000–11,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–10,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R$4,800–13,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Greater Natal International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$4,900–13,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Maceió/Zumbi Dos Palmares International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$4,100–11,000
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Recife International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,700–10,000
- Phone
- +55 800 766 9000
- Website
- maisprogresso.com.br
Bus from João Pessoa to Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$65–85
- Schedules at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Book at
- maisprogresso.com.br
Bus from João Pessoa to Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R$65–85
- Schedules at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Book at
- maisprogresso.com.br
- Phone
- +55 (81) 2101-9000
- Website
- viacaocruzeiro.com.br
Bus from Recife - TIP to Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$130–160
- Schedules at
- clickbus.com.br
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário de Fortaleza Eng. João Thomé to Natal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R$190–460
- Schedules at
- expressoguanabara.com.br
Bus from Maceió to João Pessoa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R$200–280
- Schedules at
- rotatransportes.com.br
- Book at
- rotatransportes.com.br
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