There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to British Columbia by plane or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MEL - YVR
21h 18m$981–2,135Fly Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane MEL - ZNA
21h 59m$631–2,131Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane AVV - YVR
23h 16m$765–2,719Fly Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane MEL - YCD
22h 25m$681–2,331Fly Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane MEL - YWH
22h 37m$831–2,831Fly Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MEL - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
26h 26m$1,156–2,730Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Nanaimo
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Nanaimo (ZNA)plane AVV - ZNA
25h 32m$815–2,815
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to British Columbia is to fly which costs $600 - $2,200 and takes 21h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to British Columbia is to fly which takes 21h 18m and costs $950 - $2,200.
The distance between Melbourne and British Columbia is 13235 km.
It takes approximately 21h 18m to get from Melbourne to British Columbia, including transfers.
British Columbia is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:44 AM in Melbourne and 1:44 PM in British Columbia.
There are 1285+ hotels available in British Columbia.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and British Columbia, Canada?
Fiji Airways, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- harbourair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via Nadi, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Nanaimo via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Nanaimo via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo Airport via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanaimo Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Amtrak
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