There are 6 ways to get from Kumamoto to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KMJ - MEL
18h 45m$728–2,328Train to Fukuoka Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuokatrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane FUK - MEL
16h 14m$543–1,249Train to Kagoshima Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Fly from Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KOJ - MEL
17h 31m$605–1,769Train, bus to Oita Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kokuratrain
- Take the train from Kokura to Bepputrain
- Take the bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airportbus
- Fly from Oita Airport (OIT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane OIT - MEL
21h 50mTrain, train to Nagasaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosutrain
- Take the train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsentrain
- Fly from Nagasaki Airport (NGS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NGS - MEL
21h 57mTrain, train to Miyazaki Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuotrain
- Take the train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazakitrain
- Fly from Miyazaki Airport (KMI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KMI - MEL
20h 35m
Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kumamoto to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 16h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kumamoto to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Kumamoto and Melbourne is 8023 km.
It takes approximately 18h 45m to get from Kumamoto to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 1h ahead of Kumamoto. It is currently 6:54 PM in Kumamoto and 7:54 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5332+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kumamoto, Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
China Airlines, JetStar Japan, and four other airlines fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 097-534-7455
- Website
- oitakotsu.co.jp
Bus from Beppu-Kitahama to Ōita Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- oitakotsu.co.jp
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