There are 8 ways to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PHL - MEL
26h 10m$1,732–2,832Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Albury, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Albury (ABX)plane BWI - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Broadmeadows Stationtrain
32h 32m$1,061–4,261Train 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
26h 47m$1,160–2,797Train 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 4m$1,171–2,919Train 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 38m$1,066–3,408Fly 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
29h 49m$1,432–5,532Train 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 32m$2,389–3,055Fly 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 Broadmeadows Stationtrain
32h 48m$1,122–4,474
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 $1,000 - $3,500 and takes 27h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 10m and costs $1,700 - $2,900.
The distance between Philadelphia and Melbourne is 16594 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 8:55 AM in Philadelphia and 10:55 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5271+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- 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 31m
- 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
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,900–7,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–6,000
- 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
- $90–400
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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- 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
- $35–80
- 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
- $50–120
- 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
- $29–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $29–650
- First Class
- $190–900
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 Broadmeadows Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $30–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–160
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Albury Station to Broadmeadows Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $10–14
- 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/
Want to know more about travelling around Australia
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia
Read the travel guide
4 of the smartest ways to explore Australia
Read the travel guide
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide



















