There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Tarakan by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane MEL - TRK
15h 9mRp 6,886,914–21,392,914Fly Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kota Kinabalu Airport (BKI)plane MEL - BKI
- Take the bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indahbus
- Take the ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakanferry
27h 40mRp 5,387,914–1,210,967,914Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Juwata International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Juwata International Airport (TRK)plane AVV - TRK
26h 22mRp 9,207,934–30,251,450
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tarakan is to fly and bus and ferry which costs Rp5000000 - Rp1300000000 and takes 27h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tarakan is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs Rp6500000 - Rp22000000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tarakan is 5381 km.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Melbourne to Tarakan, including transfers.
Tarakan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:29 AM in Melbourne and 7:29 AM in Tarakan.
There are 14+ hotels available in Tarakan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tarakan, Indonesia?
Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air, and nine other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juwata International Airport (TRK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–22,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 10,000,000–34,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Juwata International Airport via Adelaide, Ngurah Rai, Juanda International
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 9,000,000–34,000,000
- Website
- batikair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,500,000–35,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport via Perth, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 10,000,000–25,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Juwata International Airport via Sydney, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rp 19,000,000–70,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Juwata International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 11,000,000–38,000,000
- Website
- superairjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–35,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juwata International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–25,000,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 5,000,000–23,000,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–32,000,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–7,500,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kota Kinabalu Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 3,300,000–10,000,000
- 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
- Rp 100,000–150,000
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- Rp 100,000–150,000
- Phone
- +60 88-440 337
- Website
- transtedar.com
Bus from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau Terminal Bus Sri Indah
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 430,000–490,000
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- easybook.com
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 950,000,000–1,200,000,000
- Schedules at
- redbus.my
Ferry from Tawau Ferry Terminal to Tarakan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 630,015
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