There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cabo Verde by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MEL - RAI
32h 6m$1,331–2,134Fly Melbourne Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Amílcar Cabral International Airport (SID)plane MEL - SID
32h 53m$877–2,329Fly Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cesária Évora Airport (VXE)plane MEL - VXE
31h 50m$889–2,244Train, bus to Mount Gambier Airport, fly to Nelson Mandela International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy Eastbus
- Fly from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane MGB - RAI
43h 22m$1,334–3,460
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cabo Verde is to fly which costs $850 - $2,400 and takes 32h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cabo Verde is to fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $850 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Cabo Verde is 17265 km.
It takes approximately 32h 6m to get from Melbourne to Cabo Verde, including transfers.
Cabo Verde is 11h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:34 AM in Melbourne and 10:34 PM in Cabo Verde.
There are 509+ hotels available in Cabo Verde.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cabo Verde?
Qatar Airways, Royal Air Maroc, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) twice daily.
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Doha, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Dubai, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Doha, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Amílcar Cabral International Airport via Dubai, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adelaide, Doha, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Adelaide, Dubai, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,600
Flights from Mount Gambier Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Melbourne Airport, Santiago, Rio De Janeiro-Galeao, Recife
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Abu Dhabi, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Doha, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cesária Évora Airport via Dubai, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Ballarat Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $6–9
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- [email protected]
- Website
- vline.com.au
Bus from Ballarat Station/Lydiard St to Tourist Information Centre/Jubilee Hwy East
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–21
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Timetables/Train-coach-timetables
- Book at
- https://www.vline.com.au/Plan-trip-buy-tickets
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