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 43m₱20,496–56,546Fly 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
19h 34m₱17,756–43,916
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Santos (GES) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to General Santos is to fly and bus which costs ₱17,000 - ₱44,000 and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to General Santos is to fly which takes 14h 43m and costs ₱20,000 - ₱60,000.
The distance between Melbourne and General Santos is 5309 km.
It takes approximately 14h 43m to get from Melbourne to General Santos, including transfers.
General Santos is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:38 AM in Melbourne and 6:38 AM in General Santos.
There are 189+ hotels available in General Santos.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and General Santos, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Santos (GES) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱23,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–49,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–47,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–100,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Santos via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–50,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Francisco Bangoy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–100,000
- [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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