There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Harare by plane or bus
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane MEL - HRE
22h 36m$430–1,144Fly Essendon Fields Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport
- Fly from Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE)plane MEB - HRE
35h 39m$674–1,928Fly Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bulawayo (BUQ)plane MEL - BUQ
- Take the bus from Bulawayo to Hararebus
28h 52m$772–2,100
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Harare is to fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Harare is to fly which takes 22h 36m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Harare is 10778 km.
It takes approximately 22h 36m to get from Melbourne to Harare, including transfers.
Harare is 9h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:32 AM in Melbourne and 2:32 AM in Harare.
There are 334+ hotels available in Harare.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Harare, Zimbabwe?
Etihad, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) twice daily.
- Website
- fastjet.com
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo via Adelaide, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Flinders Island, Launceston, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Essendon Fields Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via King Island, Melbourne Airport, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bulawayo via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,400
- Phone
- +263 71 3800001
- [email protected]
- Website
- bravotours.co.zw
Bus from Bulawayo to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- bravotours.co.zw
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