There are 4 ways to get from Norfolk to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)ORF - MEL
27h 2m$1,005–3,261Train to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)IAD - MEL
31h 21m$918–3,367Fly Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Avalon Airport (AVV)ORF - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
28h 47m$1,655–5,561Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)DCA - MEL
29h 49m$1,864–3,453
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 $900 - $3,400 and takes 31h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Norfolk to Melbourne is to fly which takes 27h 2m and costs $1,000 - $3,300.
The distance between Norfolk and Melbourne is 16443 km.
It takes approximately 27h 2m to get from Norfolk to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Norfolk. It is currently 1:01 AM in Norfolk and 5:01 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5257+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Norfolk, VA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and five other airlines fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $40–430
- Business Class
- $130–550
- Phone
- +61 (0)3 9335 2811
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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