There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Akita by plane 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 Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane MEL - AXT
18h 14m¥79,003–234,003Fly Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane MEL - SYO
- Take the train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akitatrain
21h 8m¥54,443–166,043Fly Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Odate–Noshiro Airport (ONJ)plane MEL - ONJ
- Take the train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akitatrain
21h 27m¥56,353–168,453Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain
18h 43m¥62,653–136,653Fly Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane MEL - HND
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain
19h 53m¥62,103–125,923Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Akita Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane AVV - AXT
21h 37m¥122,193–322,193
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Akita is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥130000 and takes 19h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Akita is to fly which takes 18h 14m and costs ¥75000 - ¥240000.
The distance between Melbourne and Akita is 8645 km.
It takes approximately 18h 14m to get from Melbourne to Akita, including transfers.
Akita is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:05 AM in Melbourne and 8:05 AM in Akita.
There are 42+ hotels available in Akita.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Akita, Japan?
China Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–440,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–390,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Manila, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–380,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Manila, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–600,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Adelaide, Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–320,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–270,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–320,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–370,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–70,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–160,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–150,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Website
- JR EAST
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥622
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ¥622
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