There are 7 ways to get from Grand Rapids to Melbourne by plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GRR - MEL
25h 43m$1,033–3,533Taxi to Muskegon, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the taxi from Grand Rapids to Muskegon (MKG)taxi
- Fly from Muskegon (MKG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MKG - MEL
25h 29m$844–2,566Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORD - MEL
29h 16m$1,713–2,300Bus, bus to Detroit, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
- Take the bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airportbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DTW - MEL
28h 14m$1,060–3,517Bus, train to South Bend, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harborbus
- Take the bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Gary to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SBN - MEL
32h 48m$1,079–3,617Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORD - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
33h 15m$1,199–3,890Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MDW - MEL
29h 16m$1,117–3,704
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Rapids to Melbourne is to taxi and fly which costs $800 - $2,600 and takes 25h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Rapids to Melbourne is to taxi and fly which takes 25h 29m and costs $800 - $2,600.
The distance between Grand Rapids and Melbourne is 15807 km.
It takes approximately 25h 43m to get from Grand Rapids to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Grand Rapids. It is currently 12:21 AM in Grand Rapids and 2:21 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5305+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Denver, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Muskegon to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Detroit to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from South Bend to Melbourne Airport via Minneapolis, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Avalon Airport via Vancouver, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Gary to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–16
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $14–16
- 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
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to Greyhound Benton Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- [email protected]
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from East Lansing, MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–45
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $13–15
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Benton Harbor Bus Stop to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
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