There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju by plane, bus, or train
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
17h 53m₩535,070–4,639,070Fly to Ulsan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane MEL - USN
21h 43m₩406,370–1,166,570Fly 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
18h 5m₩688,770–1,872,570Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO)plane MEL - KPO
19h 26m₩493,270–1,451,070Fly 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₩467,570–1,020,570Fly 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 20m₩702,870–1,882,070
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 ₩460,000 - ₩1100,000 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which takes 17h 53m and costs ₩500,000 - ₩4700,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Gyeongju is 8367 km.
It takes approximately 17h 53m to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:54 AM in Melbourne and 6:54 AM in Gyeongju.
There are 315+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Gyeongju, South Korea?
China Southern Airlines, Jin Air, and six 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
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩490,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–1,400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩460,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- 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
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩450,000–650,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩480,000–1,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩400,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩390,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,600,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩850,000–2,700,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–1,900,000
- Website
- aerok.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,900,000
- Website
- twayair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩1,100,000–3,000,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,400,000
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cheongju International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,800,000
- 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
- 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
- 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
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