There are 6 ways to get from Rochester to Melbourne by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rochester to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ROC - MEL
40h 28m$1,151–4,055Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BUF - MEL
25h 59m$1,640–6,048Train to Syracuse Hancock International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SYR - MEL
36h 43m$1,559–5,682Bus, shuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane YYZ - MEL
28h 25m$1,270–2,518Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane BUF - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
32h 19m$1,840–6,548Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rochester to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CLE - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
32h 36m$1,527–5,237
Rochester (ROC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rochester to Melbourne is to bus and shuttle and fly which costs $1,200 - $2,600 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rochester to Melbourne is to bus and fly which takes 25h 59m and costs $1,600 - $6,500.
The distance between Rochester and Melbourne is 16431 km.
It takes approximately 40h 28m to get from Rochester to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Rochester. It is currently 3:41 AM in Rochester and 5:41 PM in Melbourne.
There are 3619+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rochester, NY, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and four other airlines fly from Rochester (ROC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,100–7,500
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Rochester to Melbourne Airport via Detroit, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rochester to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Rochester to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $28–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $28–90
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $26–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Rochester Bus Stop to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
- 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/
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