There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Sendai by plane, bus, or train
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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 48m¥64,970–175,220Fly Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MEL - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
18h 5m¥58,430–140,460Fly Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane MEL - SDJ
18h 4m¥63,640–173,840Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nipporitrain
- Take the train from Omiya Station to Sendaitrain
16h 29m¥63,640–151,890Fly Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane MEL - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Sendaitrain
21h 22m¥88,390–230,090Fly 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 35m¥85,820–166,940Train 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
20h 18m¥96,861–269,220Train 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
23h 16m¥103,401–273,980
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥160000 and takes 16h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 16h 29m and costs ¥60000 - ¥160000.
The distance between Melbourne and Sendai is 8570 km.
It takes approximately 19h 48m to get from Melbourne to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:00 AM in Melbourne and 7:00 AM in Sendai.
There are 261+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sendai, Japan?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) twice daily.
- 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
- ¥85,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Sydney, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–330,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–800,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–270,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–550,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Manila, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–750,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–180,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–800,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–270,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–400,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–260,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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
- ¥75,000–220,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–130,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–550,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–750,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–240,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–230,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–100,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–110,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–220,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to 日暮里 Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,500–2,600
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Omiya Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,200–5,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥4,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- ¥900–1,300
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- ¥900–1,300
- 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
- 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 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
- shonaikotsu.jp
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
- shonaikotsu.jp
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