There are 6 ways to get from Charleston to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CHS - MEL
26h 27m$911–2,865Fly Charleston International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane CHS - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
28h 51m$1,246–3,970Train to Savannah, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Savannah Stationtrain
- Fly from Savannah (SAV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SAV - MEL
30h 40m$1,234–4,104Bus to Myrtle Beach, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Myrtle Beach Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Myrtle Beach (MYR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MYR - MEL
30h 2m$972–3,099Bus, bus to Columbia, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Charleston Bus Station to Sumter Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter Eastbus
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CAE - MEL
34h 43m$2,112–7,155Fly Charleston International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Albury (ABX)plane CHS - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
31h 29m$1,179–3,869
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Melbourne is to fly which costs $900 - $2,900 and takes 26h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Melbourne is to fly which takes 26h 27m and costs $900 - $2,900.
The distance between Charleston and Melbourne is 15984 km.
It takes approximately 26h 27m to get from Charleston to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Charleston. It is currently 7:57 AM in Charleston and 9:57 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5279+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Myrtle Beach to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Albury via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Savannah to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Columbia to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 9m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–17,000
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Savannah Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Myrtle Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charleston Bus Station to Sumter Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
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