There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Melbourne by plane, car, train, bus, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Kansas City to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MCI - MEL
23h 46m$1,028–3,428Drive to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Drive from Kansas City to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)car
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane XNA - MEL
26h 8m$1,032–3,206Fly Kansas City to Bendigo Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bendigo Airport (BXG)plane MCI - BXG
- Take the train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
30h 15m$1,327–4,435Bus to Omaha, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OMA - MEL
29h 44m$1,057–3,236Fly Kansas City to Albury, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Albury (ABX)plane MCI - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 2m$1,329–4,474Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DSM - MEL
29h 48m$1,170–3,611Fly Kansas City to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MCI - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
27h 24m$1,414–4,718
Kansas City (MCI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Melbourne is to drive and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,300 and takes 26h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 46m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Kansas City and Melbourne is 14981 km.
It takes approximately 23h 46m to get from Kansas City to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 15h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 11:43 PM in Kansas City and 2:43 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5350+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Kansas City to Bendigo Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Bendigo Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Kansas City to Bendigo Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Bendigo Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kansas City to Bendigo Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Kansas City to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 54m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kansas City to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Albury via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Albury via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Omaha to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Des Moines to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 46m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Kansas City to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Bendigo Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- V-Line
- 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
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $80–120
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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