There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Anchorage by train or plane
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Train to Avalon Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane AVV - ANC
30h 52m$1,213–4,015Train to Bendigo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Stationtrain
- Fly from Bendigo Airport (BXG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane BXG - ANC
40h 32m$914–3,016Fly from Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane MEL - ANC
24h 24m$922–3,122Train to Albury, fly
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Albury Stationtrain
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane ABX - ANC
32h 18m$1,123–3,721Train to Wagga Wagga, fly
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Wagga Wagga Stationtrain
- Fly from Wagga Wagga (WGA) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane WGA - ANC
32h 46m$1,130–3,934
Avalon Airport (AVV) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Anchorage is to train and fly which costs $900 - $3,100 and takes 40h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Anchorage is to fly which takes 24h 24m and costs $900 - $3,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Anchorage is 7869 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 52m to get from Melbourne to Anchorage, including transfers.
Anchorage is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:28 AM in Melbourne and 2:28 PM in Anchorage.
There are 150+ hotels available in Anchorage.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Anchorage, AK, USA?
United Airlines and Virgin Australia fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Melbourne Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Albury to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Bendigo Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Wagga Wagga to Anchorage International Airport via Sydney, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6–9
Train from Southern Cross Station to Bendigo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6–9
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
Train from Southern Cross to Albury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–120
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $25–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $100–120
Train from Southern Cross to Wagga Wagga Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–130
- Website
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Book at
- NSW TrainLink XPT
- Economy
- $30–40
- First
- $40–60
- Sleeper
- $110–130
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