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 43m$1,027–2,927Fly King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Fly from King County International Airport (BFI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BFI - MEL
24h 41m$672–2,322Fly Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PAE - MEL
33h 23m$678–2,355Fly 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 2m$927–3,227
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 - $2,400 and takes 24h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Melbourne is to fly which takes 22h 43m and costs $1,000 - $3,000.
The distance between Seattle and Melbourne is 13219 km.
It takes approximately 22h 43m to get from Seattle to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 19h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:57 PM in Seattle and 2:57 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5357+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–4,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- 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
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from King County International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Portland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- hawaiianairlines.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,000
- 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
- $18
- 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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