There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Pinetown by plane or bus
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Fly to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane MEL - DUR
24h 14mR 9,543–26,727Fly to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane MEL - PZB
- Take the bus from Burger St to Crompton Stbus
24h 15mR 12,417–35,567Fly to Margate, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Margate (MGH)plane MEL - MGH
- Take the bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Stationbus
31h 18mR 16,583–46,767Fly to Richards Bay, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Richards Bay (RCB)plane MEL - RCB
- Take the bus from Richards Bay to Durbanbus
27h 24mR 11,848–34,147
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Pinetown is to fly which costs R 9 500 - R 27 000 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Pinetown is to fly which takes 24h 14m and costs R 9 500 - R 27 000.
The distance between Melbourne and Pinetown is 9921 km.
It takes approximately 24h 14m to get from Melbourne to Pinetown, including transfers.
Pinetown is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:28 AM in Melbourne and 7:28 PM in Pinetown.
There are 1913+ hotels available in Pinetown.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Pinetown, South Africa?
Qantas, Airlink, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richards Bay via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richards Bay via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richards Bay via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richards Bay via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richards Bay via Canberra, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Margate via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Margate via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Margate via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–46,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–45,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Margate via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Margate via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–80,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Bus operators
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- customercare@intercity.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Burger St to Crompton St
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 50–190
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 50–190
- Phone
- +27 39 312 1406
- enquiriesr@margatecoach.co.za
- Website
- margatecoach.co.za
Bus from Margate Retirement Village to Durban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–270
- Schedules at
- margatecoach.co.za
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Richards Bay to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 470–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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