There are 5 ways to get from Fairbanks to Melbourne by plane or train
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Fly Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FAI - MEL
32h 31m$782–2,534Train to Anchorage International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Fairbanks to Anchoragetrain
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ANC - MEL
41h 9m$1,574–5,171Fly Fairbanks to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane FAI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
33h 22m$1,118–3,724Fly Fairbanks to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane FAI - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
2d 9h$1,131–3,541Train to Anchorage International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Fairbanks to Anchoragetrain
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ANC - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
41h 57m$1,860–6,361
Fairbanks (FAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fairbanks to Melbourne is to fly which costs $750 - $2,600 and takes 32h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Fairbanks to Melbourne is to fly which takes 32h 31m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Fairbanks and Melbourne is 12825 km.
It takes approximately 32h 31m to get from Fairbanks to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 18h ahead of Fairbanks. It is currently 8:08 AM in Fairbanks and 2:08 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5305+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Fairbanks, AK, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Fairbanks (FAI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 24m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Bendigo Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Fairbanks to Bendigo Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Nadi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–13,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Nadi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–12,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Nadi, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Fairbanks to Avalon Airport via Seattle, Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Avalon Airport via Honolulu, Nadi, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–12,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Seattle, Honolulu, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Fairbanks to Melbourne Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800 544 0552
- [email protected]
- Website
- alaskarailroad.com
Train from Fairbanks to Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $240–783
- Website
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $240–420
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $783
Train from Fairbanks to Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $240–783
- Website
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.alaskarailroad.com/ride-a-train/schedules
- Adventure Class Adult
- $240–420
- Goldstar Service Adult
- $783
- 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
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $9–13
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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