There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne by plane or train
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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 52m$1,332–4,834Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- 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 42m$728–3,222Train 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 3m$941–3,124Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- 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 24m$1,063–4,412Train 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
27h 54m$1,280–5,157Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PHL - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 44m$2,116–7,518Fly 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 17m$1,741–6,680
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $700 - $3,300 and takes 27h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to fly which takes 25h 52m and costs $1,300 - $4,900.
The distance between Philadelphia and Melbourne is 16594 km.
It takes approximately 25h 52m to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:01 PM in Philadelphia and 5:01 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5519+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other 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, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 47m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and 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 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–8,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,000–9,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $35–700
- First Class
- $200–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–700
- First Class
- $190–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–950
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $45–700
- First Class
- $220–950
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
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