There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Windhoek by plane, taxi, or shuttle
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane MEL - WDH
24h 7m$781–1,534Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane MEB - WDH
30h 23m$716–2,019Fly Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport, taxi, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Walvis Bay Airport (WVB)plane MEL - WVB
- Take the taxi from Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) to Swakopmundtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Swakopmund to Windhoek
31h 38m$803–2,218
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Windhoek is to fly which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Windhoek is to fly which takes 24h 7m and costs $750 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Windhoek is 11422 km.
It takes approximately 24h 7m to get from Melbourne to Windhoek, including transfers.
Windhoek is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:21 PM in Melbourne and 5:21 AM in Windhoek.
There are 404+ hotels available in Windhoek.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Windhoek, Namibia?
Qantas, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- + 264 81 263 1433
- mandie@afol.com.na
- Website
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
Shuttle from Swakopmund to Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $45–60
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