There are 4 ways to get from Quito to Melbourne by car, plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane UIO - MEL
26h$1,263–3,063Bus, bus to Cuenca, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Alóag to Ambatobus
- Take the bus from Ambato to Cuencabus
- Fly from Cuenca (CUE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CUE - MEL
37h 50m$1,145–3,464Bus to Coca, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Cocabus
- Fly from Coca (OCC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OCC - MEL
36h 52m$1,644–4,850Car to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Drive from Quito to Quito Airportcar
- Fly from Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane UIO - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
31h 48m$1,449–4,253
Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Quito to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $1,100 - $3,500 and takes 37h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Quito to Melbourne is to car and fly which takes 26h and costs $1,200 - $3,100.
The distance between Quito and Melbourne is 13976 km.
It takes approximately 26h to get from Quito to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 15h ahead of Quito. It is currently 10:55 AM in Quito and 1:55 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5317+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Quito, Ecuador and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Quito to Melbourne. However, you can drive to Quito Airport, walk to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the bus to El Coca, walk to Coca (OCC) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Coca to Melbourne Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
Flights from Coca to Melbourne Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,800
Flights from Coca to Melbourne Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Cuenca to Melbourne Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 56m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Cuenca to Melbourne Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Lima, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Cuenca to Melbourne Airport via Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Guayaquil, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Cuenca to Melbourne Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Bogota, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Guayaquil, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Mariscal Sucre International Airport to Avalon Airport via Lima, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +593 98 076 1302
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Terminal Terrestre Quitumbe to El Coca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 99 564 9031
- coop22dj123@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/transportes22dejulio
- Phone
- +59 098 900 7838
- info@cooperativabanos.com.ec
- Website
- cooperativabanos.com
Bus from Alóag to Ambato
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- cooperativabanos.com
- Phone
- +593 3 252 1073
- info@cooperativasanta.com
- Website
- cooperativasanta.ec
Bus from Ambato to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Schedules at
- cooperativasanta.ec
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Car from Quito to Quito Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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