There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju by plane, bus, or train
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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₩587,046–941,046Fly to Ulsan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ulsan Airport (USN)plane MEL - USN
22h 18m₩408,346–1,168,546Fly 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 8m₩790,746–2,174,546Fly to Pohang
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO)plane MEL - KPO
19h 56m₩595,246–1,653,046Fly 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 KTX Stationbus
- Take the train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Stationtrain
20h 12m₩449,546–972,546
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus and train which costs ₩450,000 - ₩1000,000 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju is to fly and bus which takes 16h 53m and costs ₩550,000 - ₩950,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Gyeongju is 8367 km.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Melbourne to Gyeongju, including transfers.
Gyeongju is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:53 PM in Melbourne and 9:53 PM in Gyeongju.
There are 333+ hotels available in Gyeongju.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Gyeongju, South Korea?
Cathay Pacific, HK Express, and eight other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Pohang (KPO) 4 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
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩800,000–2,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Pohang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–1,700,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩420,000–1,400,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–1,900,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩1,000,000–3,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,800,000
- 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
- ₩500,000–1,300,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Daegu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩750,000–2,100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩290,000–750,000
- Website
- en.airbusan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Hong Kong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩410,000–1,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ulsan Airport via Shenzhen Bao'an International, Cheju
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩370,000–1,100,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩650,000–2,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–1,900,000
- 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
- ₩750,000–2,200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩700,000–2,100,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Busan / Gimhae International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₩600,000–700,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₩500,000–2,100,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Incheon International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₩550,000–1,400,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩6,200–12,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩7,500–10,000
- First Class
- ₩7,500–12,000
- Economy Class
- ₩6,200
Train from Gwangmyeong Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩34,000–75,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- ₩34,000–47,000
- First Class
- ₩50,000–75,000
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩8,000–35,000
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- ₩8,000–35,000
- First Class
- ₩12,000–25,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Dongdaegu Station to Gyeongju Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- ₩3,200–3,500
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- bustago.or.kr
Bus from Gimhae International Airport to Gyeongju Intercity Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₩9,000–12,229
- Website
- https://www.bustago.or.kr/newweb/en/index.do
- Road
- ₩9,000–12,000
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000–17,500
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Incheon Int'l Airport T1 to Gwangmyeong KTX Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₩16,000
- Schedules at
- korail.com
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