There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to General Santos by plane or bus
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Fly to General Santos
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Santos (GES)plane MEL - GES
14h 8m₱23,443–49,493Fly to Francisco Bangoy International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Francisco Bangoy International Airport (DVO)plane MEL - DVO
- Take the bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminalbus
18h 29m₱20,703–49,863
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Santos (GES) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to General Santos is to fly and bus which costs ₱20,000 - ₱50,000 and takes 18h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to General Santos is to fly which takes 14h 8m and costs ₱23,000 - ₱50,000.
The distance between Melbourne and General Santos is 5309 km.
It takes approximately 14h 8m to get from Melbourne to General Santos, including transfers.
General Santos is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:55 PM in Melbourne and 10:55 AM in General Santos.
There are 179+ hotels available in General Santos.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and General Santos, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Santos (GES) once daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–48,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–47,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–70,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–130,000
- [email protected]
- Website
- ygbcbooking.com
Bus from Davao City Ecoland Bus Terminal to General Santos Bulaong Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₱270–380
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
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