There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Raleigh 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MEL - RDU
25h 23m$723–2,423Fly to Columbia, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Columbia (CAE)plane MEL - CAE
- Take the bus from Columbia, SC to Raleigh, NCbus
29h 42m$635–1,910Fly to Piedmont Triad International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)plane MEL - GSO
- Take the train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
25h 49m$639–2,025Fly to Wilmington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Wilmington International Airport (ILM)plane MEL - ILM
- Take the bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
30h 45m$707–2,373Fly to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MEL - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
28h 25m$919–2,876Fly to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane MEL - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Stationbus
28h 27m$893–2,960Fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane MEL - GSP
- Take the bus from Servicios Zapata - Spartanburg to Charlottebus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
30h 10m$1,284–3,978
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Raleigh is to fly and bus which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 29h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Raleigh is to fly which takes 25h 23m and costs $700 - $2,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Raleigh is 10126 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 23m to get from Melbourne to Raleigh, including transfers.
Raleigh is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:16 AM in Melbourne and 5:16 PM in Raleigh.
There are 407+ hotels available in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Raleigh, NC, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wilmington International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wilmington International Airport via San Francisco, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia via Los Angeles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Richmond International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Greensboro to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wilmington Cape Fear Public Transit to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Columbia, SC to Raleigh, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $40–60
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Servicios Zapata - Spartanburg to Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $16–40
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