There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Sendai 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 Yamagata Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane MEL - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
19h 53m¥49,905–125,155Fly Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane MEL - SDJ
18h 10m¥73,575–223,765Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
16h 32m¥58,575–121,825Fly Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane MEL - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Sendai(Miyagi/Jr)train
21h 9m¥83,325–250,025Fly Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MEL - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
20h¥57,325–120,445Fly Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane MEL - SYO
- Take the bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou maebus
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
22h 40m¥54,755–166,875Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane AVV - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
19h 38m¥86,503–248,623Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane AVV - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
24h 16m¥78,083–223,333
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥130000 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 16h 32m and costs ¥55000 - ¥130000.
The distance between Melbourne and Sendai is 8570 km.
It takes approximately 19h 53m to get from Melbourne to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:42 AM in Melbourne and 3:42 AM in Sendai.
There are 262+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sendai, Japan?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–230,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–260,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–440,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–410,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–340,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Manila, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–470,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥45,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–440,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–370,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
- Website
- fujidream.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–130,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–140,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–85,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–80,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–2,600
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Sendai(Miyagi/Jr)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥627
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ¥627
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥627
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ¥627
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–1,900
- Schedules at
- Yamako Bus
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-cho
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,100
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
- Website
- Shonai Kotsu
Bus from S-mall Bus terminal(2 platform) to Kenchou mae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥190–2,800
- Schedules at
- Shonai Kotsu
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