There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Sendai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
best- 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 Ōmiya to Sendaitrain
15h 13m¥47,992–127,442Fly 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
16h 49m¥44,782–156,012Fly Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane MEL - SDJ
17h 59m¥68,692–233,892Fly Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus
- 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¥55,022–205,272Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane AVV - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Sendaitrain
18h 10m¥71,782–346,012Fly 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 20m¥76,642–195,142Fly 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¥95,872–246,992Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Yamagata Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane AVV - GAJ
- Take the bus from Yamagata Kencho-mae to Hirose dori Ichiban-chobus
22h 24m¥95,022–335,272
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which costs ¥48000 - ¥130000 and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Sendai is to fly and train which takes 15h 13m and costs ¥48000 - ¥130000.
The distance between Melbourne and Sendai is 8580 km.
It takes approximately 15h 13m to get from Melbourne to Sendai, including transfers.
Sendai is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:56 AM in Melbourne and 11:56 PM in Sendai.
There are 187+ hotels available in Sendai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Sendai, Japan?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ) twice daily.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Sydney, New Chitose
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–420,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–270,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–1,200,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–500,000
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
- ¥90,000–330,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Narita International Airport, Chūbu Centrair
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–280,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–650,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Manila, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–850,000
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
- ¥90,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–340,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–280,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–1,200,000
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
- ¥90,000–330,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–440,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–300,000
- 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
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–220,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥44,000–130,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–650,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–1,100,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
- 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
- ¥65,000–280,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–170,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–220,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–270,000
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥2,520–2,570
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Nippori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Ōmiya to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥8,500–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥8,000–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,500–12,000
- Green seat
- ¥12,000–16,000
Train from Akita to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- ¥7,500–11,000
- Reserved seat
- ¥9,000–11,000
- Green seat
- ¥11,000–15,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Tōkyō Station to Sendai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- ¥8,500–10,000
- Reserved Seat
- ¥8,000–12,000
- Green Seat
- ¥12,000–17,000
- 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
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- 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
- ¥3,192
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- 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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