There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PHL - MEL
25h 57m$1,787–3,281Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BWI - MEL
27h 29m$827–3,787Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EWR - MEL
27h 17m$1,233–2,831Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JFK - MEL
27h 43m$956–2,796Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DCA - MEL
28h 2m$1,841–3,832Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PHL - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
30h 11m$1,392–4,756Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Albury (ABX)plane PHL - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
32h 53m$1,046–3,685
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $950 - $2,800 and takes 27h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 57m and costs $1,700 - $3,300.
The distance between Philadelphia and Melbourne is 16594 km.
It takes approximately 25h 57m to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 12:38 PM in Philadelphia and 4:38 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5351+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and United Airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $15–320
- Business Class
- $80–370
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $20–340
- Business Class
- $90–390
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–330
- Business Class
- $85–380
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–360
- Business Class
- $100–420
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $14–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $25–45
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $14–95
- Business - advance purchase
- $19–140
- Business Class
- $30–250
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–650
- First Class
- $200–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–850
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $190–850
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–700
- First Class
- $220–950
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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
- 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
- $18
- Website
- https://www.skybus.com.au
- Schedules at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/timetables/
- Book at
- https://www.skybus.com.au/buy-tickets/
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