There are 6 ways to get from Norfolk to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORF - MEL
24h 30m$1,063–3,669Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IAD - MEL
30h 48m$970–3,228Fly Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORF - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
27h 27m$1,249–4,259Fly Norfolk International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Albury (ABX)plane ORF - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 5m$1,364–4,715Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DCA - MEL
30h 2m$1,716–6,215Bus, train to Richmond International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Newport Newsbus
- Take the train from Newport News to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RIC - MEL
32h 15m$1,166–4,103
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norfolk to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $950 - $3,300 and takes 30h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Norfolk to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 30m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Norfolk and Melbourne is 16443 km.
It takes approximately 24h 30m to get from Norfolk to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Norfolk. It is currently 2:26 AM in Norfolk and 4:26 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5332+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Norfolk, VA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines and Qantas fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 39m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newport News to Richmond Main Street Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Norfolk to Newport News
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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