There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Balikpapan by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Sepinggan International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane MEL - BPN
13hRp 5,036,666–12,461,666Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Sepinggan International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN)plane AVV - BPN
23h 38mRp 6,760,813–19,322,676Fly Melbourne Airport to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport (AAP)plane MEL - AAP
- Take the bus from Samarinda to Balikpapanbus
23h 40mRp 7,451,697–20,471,707
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Balikpapan is to fly which costs Rp5000000 - Rp13000000 and takes 13h.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Balikpapan is to fly which takes 13h and costs Rp5000000 - Rp13000000.
The distance between Melbourne and Balikpapan is 4987 km.
It takes approximately 13h to get from Melbourne to Balikpapan, including transfers.
Balikpapan is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:11 PM in Melbourne and 9:11 PM in Balikpapan.
There are 93+ hotels available in Balikpapan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Balikpapan, Indonesia?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sepinggan International Airport (BPN) twice daily.
- Website
- lionair.co.id
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,900,000–14,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–20,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Sydney, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,000,000–22,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Brisbane, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–23,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Adelaide, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–20,000,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Sepinggan International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sultan Hasanuddin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–21,000,000
- 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
- Rp 100,000–150,000
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- Rp 100,000–150,000
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