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)PHL - MEL
26h 37m$1,520–3,422Train 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 Station
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)JFK - MEL
27h 40m$1,007–2,834Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)EWR - MEL
26h 47m$1,333–2,745Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)BWI - MEL
29h 39m$1,440–3,525Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)DCA - MEL
28h 1m$1,852–3,971Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Avalon Airport (AVV)PHL - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminal
29h 49m$1,282–4,257Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Albury (ABX)PHL - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
32h 31m$1,135–3,885
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 - $2,900 and takes 27h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 37m and costs $1,500 - $3,500.
The distance between Philadelphia and Melbourne is 16594 km.
It takes approximately 26h 37m to get from Philadelphia to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 4:51 PM in Philadelphia and 8:51 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5268+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
United Airlines, American Airlines, 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
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
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
- $900–1,500
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
- 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 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
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
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
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
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,500
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, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
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
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
- 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
- $16–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $16–330
- Business Class
- $85–390
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $21–350
- Business Class
- $95–410
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–340
- Business Class
- $90–400
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $27–370
- Business Class
- $100–440
- 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
- $15–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $27–45
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $15–95
- Business - advance purchase
- $20–140
- Business Class
- $35–260
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–360
- 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
- $35–470
- 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
- $30–400
- 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
- $35–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $35–700
- First Class
- $210–950
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–900
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–700
- First Class
- $190–900
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $45–700
- First Class
- $230–950
- 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
- +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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