There are 8 ways to get from Sendai to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NRT - MEL
15h 52m$416–1,051Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HND - MEL
17h 36m$392–1,334Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GAJ - MEL
20h 21m$645–2,446Bus to Shonai Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminalbus
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SYO - MEL
22h 3m$489–5,559Fly Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SDJ - MEL
17h 43m$523–1,834Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HND - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
20h 11m$602–3,034Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the train from Sendai to Ōmiyatrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane NRT - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
22h 56m$606–2,051Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GAJ - AVV
- Take the bus from Avalon Airport/Outside Terminal to Skybus Coach Terminalbus
24h 26m$745–2,746
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $410 - $1,100 and takes 15h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 15h 52m and costs $410 - $1,100.
The distance between Sendai and Melbourne is 8580 km.
It takes approximately 15h 52m to get from Sendai to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Sendai. It is currently 2:05 AM in Sendai and 3:05 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5276+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Tigerair Taiwan, China Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–8,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Port Moresby, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–9,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Kansai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–8,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Port Moresby, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,900
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–9,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Kansai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–5,000
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–5,500
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–5,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–5,500
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Sendai to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $65–90
- Reserved seat
- $75–95
- Green seat
- $95–130
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–23
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- keisei.co.jp
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.keisei.co.jp/keisei/tetudou/skyliner/us/index.php
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.co.jp
- Website
- shonaikotsu.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Schedules at
- shonaikotsu.jp
- 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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