There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Windhoek by plane, bus, taxi, shuttle, or train
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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
22h 42m$575–1,728Bus to Avalon Airport, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the bus from Skybus Coach Terminal to Avalon Airport/Outside Terminalbus
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane AVV - WDH
27h 3m$775–2,628Fly 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 53m$803–2,313Train to Albury, fly to Windhoek International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Albury Stationtrain
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane ABX - WDH
29h 21m$583–2,128Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Windhoek International Airport (WDH)plane MEB - WDH
30h 34m$667–2,020
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 $550 - $1,800 and takes 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Windhoek is to fly which takes 22h 42m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Windhoek is 11422 km.
It takes approximately 22h 42m to get from Melbourne to Windhoek, including transfers.
Windhoek is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:01 PM in Melbourne and 7:01 AM in Windhoek.
There are 380+ hotels available in Windhoek.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Windhoek, Namibia?
Virgin Australia, South African Airways, 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
- 21h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Albury to Windhoek International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Launceston, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Gold Coast, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Brisbane, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Windhoek International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 13m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Walvis Bay Airport via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Albury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–110
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $23–30
- First
- $30–45
- Sleeper
- $95–110
- 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
- $13
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- 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
- $41
- Schedules at
- welwitschia-shuttle.com
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Estimated price
- $50–60
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