There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Ridgecrest by plane, bus, or train
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 Meadows Field Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane MEL - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.bus
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
25h 18m$547–1,951Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
25h 6m$436–1,260Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
28h 13m$889–3,148Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane MEL - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
28h 10m$597–2,037Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.bus
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
29h 10m$641–2,283Fly to Ontario International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MEL - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
31h 6m$993–1,353Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane MEL - SBA
- Take the bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
29h 49m$554–1,975Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
- Take the bus from Redwood City Station to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.bus
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.bus
29h 24m$673–1,604
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ridgecrest is to fly and train and bus which costs $430 - $1,300 and takes 25h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ridgecrest is to fly and train and bus which takes 25h 6m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Ridgecrest is 8125 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 18m to get from Melbourne to Ridgecrest, including transfers.
Ridgecrest is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:47 AM in Melbourne and 10:47 AM in Ridgecrest.
There are 23+ hotels available in Ridgecrest.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ridgecrest, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Ridgecrest. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Meadows Field Airport (BFL), take the taxi to GET Downtown Transit Center, take the bus to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd., then take the bus to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), walk to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, take the bus to Los Angeles Union Station, walk to L.A. Union Station, take the train to Lancaster, walk to MetroLink/Sierra Hwy., take the bus to Carl's Jr./Inyo St., then take the bus to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave..
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Harry Reid International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,100
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Carl's Jr./Inyo St. to Ridgecrest City Hall/W California Ave.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Bakersfield Amtrak to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Isla Vista to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Redwood City Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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