There are 7 ways to get from Michigan to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Detroit to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DTW - MEL
25h 9m$1,031–7,531Fly Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LAN - MEL
30h 25m$1,450–5,554Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GRR - MEL
27h 53m$1,334–5,034Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CLE - MEL
29h 35m$1,080–3,916Fly Detroit to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane DTW - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
29h 36m$1,031–4,031Bus, train to South Bend, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harborbus
- Take the bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Gary to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SBN - MEL
30h 48m$1,180–4,527Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MDW - MEL
29h 18m$1,053–3,790
Detroit (DTW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,000 - $8,000 and takes 25h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 9m and costs $1,000 - $8,000.
The distance between Michigan and Melbourne is 15974 km.
It takes approximately 25h 9m to get from Michigan to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Michigan. It is currently 4:22 PM in Michigan and 6:22 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5263+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,900
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Denver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Denver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Reagan Washington, Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Detroit to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Gary to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $15–17
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 1300 759 287
- info@skybus.com.au
- Website
- skybus.com.au
Bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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