There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Akita by plane or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane MEL - AXT
18h 9m¥84,052–194,052Fly 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
20h 53m¥54,492–166,092Fly 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 7m¥56,402–168,502Fly 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¥62,702–126,702Train 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 27m¥132,213–342,213
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 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Akita is to fly which takes 18h 9m and costs ¥80000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Melbourne and Akita is 8645 km.
It takes approximately 18h 9m to get from Melbourne to Akita, including transfers.
Akita is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:54 AM in Melbourne and 3:54 AM in Akita.
There are 35+ hotels available in Akita.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Akita, Japan?
China Airlines, Tigerair Taiwan, and six 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 Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–410,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Manila, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–350,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Manila, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Odate–Noshiro Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–340,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Manila, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–600,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Adelaide, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–130,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥130,000–340,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–130,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥110,000–340,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–320,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–130,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–140,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Takanosu(Jr) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- 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
- ¥632
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ¥632
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