There are 4 ways to get from Seattle to Melbourne by plane or bus
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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
22h 49m$1,337–2,937Fly King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BFI - MEL
24h 40m$682–2,432Fly Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PAE - MEL
29h 34m$688–2,465Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane SEA - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
26h 44m$887–3,037
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 $650 - $2,500 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Melbourne is to fly which takes 22h 49m and costs $1,300 - $3,000.
The distance between Seattle and Melbourne is 13219 km.
It takes approximately 22h 49m to get from Seattle to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 18h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:08 PM in Seattle and 10:08 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5345+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 28m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,100
- 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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