There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Samara 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 Melbourne Airport to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane MEL - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
29h 4m₽51,778–111,778Fly Melbourne Airport to Kazan, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kazan (KZN)plane MEL - KZN
- Take the bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
34h 28m₽36,150–93,780Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport, bus
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane MEB - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
2d₽60,504–180,504Fly Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA)plane MEL - URA
- Take the bus from Uralsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
36h 2m₽48,588–123,738Fly Melbourne Airport to Ufa International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ufa International Airport (UFA)plane MEL - UFA
- Take the train from Ufa to Samaratrain
36h 45m₽52,930–155,440
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samara is to fly and bus which costs RUB 36000 - RUB 95000 and takes 34h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 29h 4m and costs RUB 50000 - RUB 120000.
The distance between Melbourne and Samara is 13630 km.
It takes approximately 29h 4m to get from Melbourne to Samara, including transfers.
Samara is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:15 PM in Melbourne and 2:15 PM in Samara.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samara, Russia?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Samara. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF), walk to Airport Kurumoch T1, then take the bus to Samara Central Bus station. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Kazan (KZN), walk to Airport Kazan, take the train to Vakhitovo, walk to Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station, then take the bus to Samara Central Bus station.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kazan via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–150,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–180,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–180,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ufa International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–150,000
- Website
- airastana.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Delhi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽45,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽70,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Hong Kong, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽55,000–200,000
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Melbourne Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–180,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽65,000–190,000
- Website
- flyr.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Hong Kong, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oral Ak Zhol Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Almaty
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽55,000–120,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–110,000
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Tashkent
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽50,000–110,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kazan via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽33,000–90,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Ufa to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,600–3,800
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽8,500–13,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,600–2,200
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,700–3,800
- Phone
- 8 800 775 54 53
- Website
- Grand Service Express
Train from Ufa to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,700
- Website
- Grand Service Express
- Schedules at
- Grand Service Express
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,300–1,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽1,400–1,700
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Kazan Stolichnyy Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,100
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 7112 31-08-08
- Website
- Uralsk Bus Terminal
Bus from Uralsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,288
- Website
- Uralsk Bus Terminal
- Schedules at
- Uralsk Bus Terminal
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