There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Carmel by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Monterey Regional Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MEL - MRY
21h 2m$425–1,426Fly to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane MEL - SBP
- Take the train from San Luis Obispo to Salinastrain
- Take the bus from Salinas to Carmel Amtrak Bus Stopbus
28h 3m$420–1,327Fly to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
20h 58m$727–1,193Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MEL - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
22h 24m$567–1,883Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the taxi from Gilroy to Carmeltaxi
25h 8m$626–1,820Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEL - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
28h 21m$662–2,080Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MEL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
24h 3m$628–1,997
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Carmel is to fly and train and bus which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 28h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Carmel is to fly and shuttle which takes 20h 58m and costs $700 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Carmel is 7920 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 2m to get from Melbourne to Carmel, including transfers.
Carmel is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:30 AM in Melbourne and 9:30 AM in Carmel.
There are 292+ hotels available in Carmel.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Carmel, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Luis Obispo to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal A to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–29
- Titanium
- $16–29
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to Carmel Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $130–170
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