There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju by plane, bus, train, or car ferry
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 Busan / Gimhae International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS)plane MEL - PUS
- Take the bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminalbus
16h 53m₩535,191–889,191Fly to Ulsan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane MEL - USN
22h 53m₩416,491–1,166,691Fly to Daegu International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Daegu International Airport (TAE)plane MEL - TAE
- Take the train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
17h 45m₩688,891–1,872,691Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO)plane MEL - KPO
20h 36m₩503,391–1,351,191Fly to Incheon International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Incheon International Airport (ICN)plane MEL - ICN
- Take the bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4bus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
18h 12m₩457,691–920,691Fly to Cheongju International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cheongju International Airport (CJJ)plane MEL - CJJ
- Take the train from Osong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
20h 40m₩652,991–1,782,191Fly to Fukuoka Airport, car ferry, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane MEL - FUK
- Take the carferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminalcarferry
- Take the train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
25h 7m₩599,791–1,296,991
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩450,000 - ₩950,000 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which takes 16h 53m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩900,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Gyeongju is 8367 km.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:38 AM in Melbourne and 3:38 AM in Gyeongju.
There are 349+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Gyeongju, South Korea?
China Eastern Airlines, Jin Air, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩430,000–1,400,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–950,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,400,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩380,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩470,000–1,500,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,400,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,800,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩350,000–950,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,200,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–2,900,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,300,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–2,800,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩6,200–12,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
Train from Osong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩24,000–48,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩24,000–33,000
- First Class
- ₩34,000–48,000
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩10,000–19,000
- Website
- Korail
- Economy
- ₩10,000–15,000
- First Class
- ₩13,000–19,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
Train from Osong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₩29,000–43,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩29,000–43,000
- First Class
- ₩42,000–50,000
Train from Busan Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩12,000–37,000
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- ₩12,000–37,000
- First Class
- ₩18,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- Korail
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Website
- Korail
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–12,232
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- 092-262-2323
- Website
- camellia-line.co.jp
Car ferry from Hakata Port International Terminal to Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₩94,568–127,095
- Schedules at
- camellia-line.co.jp
- Suite
- ₩211,825
- 1st Class
- ₩127,095
- 2nd Class Berth
- ₩114,386
- 2nd Class
- ₩101,676
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