There are 6 ways to get from Kumamoto to Melbourne by plane, 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 from Aso Kumamoto Airport
best- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane KMJ - MEL
18h 45m$728–2,028Train 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$655–1,869Train, 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 1:38 PM in Kumamoto and 2:38 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5315+ 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
- $800–2,400
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–5,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,400
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–4,400
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–5,500
Flights from Miyazaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–6,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Oita Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Melbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Kagoshima Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Nagasaki Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kokura to Beppu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Shin-Tosu to Takeo-Onsen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Kagoshima-Chuo to Minamimiyazaki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Hakata Fukuoka
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kokura
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Shin Tosu
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- 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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