There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Otranto by plane, shuttle, car ferry, busferry, 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 Brindisi Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MEL - BDS
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
30h 35m€527–781Fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias, car ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)plane MEL - CFU
- Take the car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisicarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
36h 11m€546–1,368Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus and ferry, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane MEL - TIA
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
35h 25mFly to Tivat Airport, car ferry, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane MEL - TIV
- Take the car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnikcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Baricarferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
44h 26m€709–2,134Fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MEL - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the train from Altamura to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Leccetrain
- Take the bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSEbus
36h 49m€544–1,183Fly to Ioannina National Airport, bus, bus and ferry, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ioannina National Airport (IOA)plane MEL - IOA
- Take the bus from Ioannina to Vlorëbus
- Take the busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Portobusferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
38h 6m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Brindisi Airport (BDS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Otranto is to fly and shuttle which costs €500 - €800 and takes 30h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Otranto is to fly and shuttle which takes 30h 35m and costs €500 - €800.
The distance between Melbourne and Otranto is 15615 km.
It takes approximately 30h 35m to get from Melbourne to Otranto, including transfers.
Otranto is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:33 AM in Melbourne and 4:33 PM in Otranto.
There are 2534+ hotels available in Otranto.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Otranto, Apulia, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Otranto. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Brindisi Airport (BDS), walk to Borgo Casale, take the bus to Brindisi Ospedale Perrino, take the bus to Brindisi - via Appia, walk to Brindisi - Via Appia, then take the shuttle to Otranto Porto. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU), walk to Corfu, take the bus to Corfu Mare, walk to Port of Corfu, take the car ferry to Porto di Brindisi, walk to Brindisi - Costa Morena, take the bus to Brindisi - v.le Arno, take the bus to Brindisi - Via Appia, walk to Brindisi - Via Appia, then take the shuttle to Otranto Porto.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Abu Dhabi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Phuket, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Dubai, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Singapore Changi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Doha, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ioannina National Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,400
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Brindisi Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Corfu International Airport, Ioannis Kapodistrias via Abu Dhabi, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,100
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650–2,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tivat Airport via Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,400
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Lecce
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Altamura to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://ferrovieappulolucane.it/en/
- Phone
- 0832.871016
- elios.trasporti@libero.it
- Website
- eliosautoservizi.com
Shuttle from Brindisi - Via Appia to Otranto Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- eliosautoservizi.com
- Phone
- +355697278670
- mb.travel@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
Bus from Lecce - Camera di Commercio/Stazione to Otranto - Stazione FSE
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- provincia.le.it
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +355 68 407 6607
- komatastours.al@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ioannina to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Vlorë to Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- info@grimaldi.napoli.it
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Corfu to Porto di Brindisi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Kotor to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
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