There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SEA - MEL
23h 6m$1,237–1,937Fly Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PAE - MEL
23h 22m$839–2,668Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane SEA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 5m$873–2,827Fly King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BFI - MEL
26h 15m$1,332–4,432
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,200 - $2,000 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 6m and costs $1,200 - $2,000.
The distance between Seattle and Melbourne is 13220 km.
It takes approximately 23h 6m to get from Seattle to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 17h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 2:23 AM in Seattle and 7:23 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5288+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
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