There are 5 ways to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IST - MEL
20h$794–1,598Bus to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Sabiha Gokcen Airportbus
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SAW - MEL
24h 10m$783–1,542Fly Istanbul to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane IST - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
24h 8m$951–2,655Fly Istanbul to Canberra International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)plane IST - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Alburybus
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 26m$884–2,692Fly Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB)plane IST - MGB
- Take the bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard Stbus
- Take the train from Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
31h 17m$864–2,414
Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Melbourne is to fly which costs $750 - $1,600 and takes 20h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Melbourne is to fly which takes 20h and costs $750 - $1,600.
The distance between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Melbourne is 14662 km.
It takes approximately 20h to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 7h ahead of Istanbul Airport (IST). It is currently 11:50 PM in Istanbul Airport (IST) and 6:50 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5289+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Turkish Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- rex.com.au
Flights from Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–5,500
Flights from Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport via Colombo, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Istanbul to Mount Gambier Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Phuket, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Istanbul to Avalon Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Istanbul to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Melbourne Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- 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 Ballarat Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- [email protected]
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Sabiha Gokcen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–15
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com.au/
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $60–85
- Advantage
- $65–100
- Flexible
- $80–120
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Albury
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–30
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
Bus from Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East to Ballarat Station/Lydiard St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $4–29
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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