There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Tempe by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Phoenix
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MEL - PHX
20h 22m$964–2,814Fly to Flagstaff, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane MEL - FLG
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempebus
27h 32m$463–1,732Fly to Prescott, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Prescott (PRC)plane MEL - PRC
- Take a shuttle bus from Prescott, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
25h 34m$609–1,800Fly to Tucson, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tucson (TUS)plane MEL - TUS
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempebus
24h 33m$936–3,452
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tempe is to fly and bus which costs $460 - $1,800 and takes 27h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tempe is to fly which takes 20h 22m and costs $950 - $2,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Tempe is 8301 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 22m to get from Melbourne to Tempe, including transfers.
Tempe is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:54 AM in Melbourne and 10:54 AM in Tempe.
There are 2258+ hotels available in Tempe.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tempe, AZ, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Phoenix (PHX) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Flagstaff via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Flagstaff via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Flagstaff via San Francisco, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Flagstaff via Auckland, Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Flagstaff via Nadi, Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via San Francisco, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Prescott via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Bus operators
Shuttle from Prescott, AZ to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $19–85
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