There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Ankara by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB)plane MEL - ESB
24h 3m₺32,074–51,074Fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane MEL - SAW
- Take the train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gartrain
28h 19m₺26,636–49,936Fly to Istanbul, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Istanbul (IST)plane MEL - IST
- Take the train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankaratrain
28h 48m₺27,823–62,198Fly to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV)plane MEL - NAV
- Take the bus from Acıgöl bus station to Ankara bus stationbus
28h 47m₺32,594–88,644
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Ankara is to fly and train which costs 27.000 ₺ - 65.000 ₺ and takes 28h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Ankara is to fly which takes 24h 3m and costs 32.000 ₺ - 55.000 ₺.
The distance between Melbourne and Ankara is 14310 km.
It takes approximately 24h 3m to get from Melbourne to Ankara, including transfers.
Ankara is 7h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:57 AM in Melbourne and 10:57 PM in Ankara.
There are 262+ hotels available in Ankara.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Ankara, Turkey?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–41,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺31,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Dubai, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺33,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Soekarno–Hatta, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺31,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport via Doha, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺30,000–85,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–65,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺23,000–65,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–65,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ankara Esenboğa International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺24,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–60,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–70,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–75,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Istanbul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–41,000
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Istanbul(Pendik) to Ankara Gar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺650–950
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme to Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- [email protected]
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Acıgöl bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺450–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Acıgöl bus station to Ankara bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺800–1,200
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