There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Samar by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Tacloban
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC)MEL - TAC
13h 48m₱14,878–39,918Fly Melbourne Airport to Catarman
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catarman (CRM)MEL - CRM
19h 14m₱21,708–70,708Fly Melbourne Airport to Calbayog
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calbayog (CYP)MEL - CYP
17h 7m₱20,858–55,888Fly Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)MEL - CEB
- Take the ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
17h 37m₱16,413–41,883Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Calbayog
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Calbayog (CYP)AVV - CYP
25h 18m₱30,858–110,888
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly and ferry which costs ₱16,000 - ₱42,000 and takes 17h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly which takes 13h 48m and costs ₱14,000 - ₱40,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Samar is 5846 km.
It takes approximately 13h 48m to get from Melbourne to Samar, including transfers.
Samar is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:51 AM in Melbourne and 5:51 AM in Samar.
There are 91+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samar, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) twice daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–44,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–31,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–75,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Calbayog via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–110,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Calbayog via Sydney, Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–110,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Calbayog via Ngurah Rai, Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–120,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱11,000–75,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila, Iloilo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–39,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–28,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–27,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱10,000–37,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱13,000–42,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–44,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱12,000–44,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–55,000
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱709
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Website
- topline.ph
Ferry from MEPZ 1 Mactan to Cebu Pier 3
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱25
- Schedules at
- topline.ph
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- customerservice@oceanjet.net
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
- Phone
- +63916-6426171
- supercat-customercare@supercat.ph
- Website
- supercat.com.ph
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
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