There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Melbourne by car, 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.
Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LEX - MEL
26h 47m$796–2,654Drive to Covington, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Drive from Louisville to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CVG - MEL
33h 38m$1,352–4,562Bus to Evansville, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EVV - MEL
28h 52m$861–2,845Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IND - MEL
28h 50m$1,024–3,310Fly Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SDF - MEL
27h 48m$930–3,132Fly Louisville International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Albury (ABX)plane SDF - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
31h 38m$1,239–4,178
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Melbourne is to drive and fly which costs $750 - $2,700 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Melbourne is to drive and fly which takes 26h 47m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Louisville and Melbourne is 15862 km.
It takes approximately 26h 47m to get from Louisville to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 16h ahead of Louisville. It is currently 1:16 AM in Louisville and 5:16 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5504+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Breeze Airways, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Denver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Melbourne Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 26m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Evansville to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Indianapolis to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- 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
- $35–170
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $35–50
- First
- $55–65
- Sleeper
- $150–170
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–65
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