There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to Louisiana by plane or bus
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 Lafayette Regional Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane MEL - LFT
23h 35m$531–1,833Fly to Shreveport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shreveport (SHV)plane MEL - SHV
23h 40m$520–1,820Fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MEL - MSY
21h 28m$670–2,420Fly to Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane MEL - LCH
21h 42m$531–1,833Fly to Gregg County Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gregg County Airport (GGG)plane MEL - GGG
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Stationbus
28h 54m$537–1,863Fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane MEL - BTR
25h 57m$520–1,820Fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MEL - IAH
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Lake Charlesbus
26h 34m$593–2,059Fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane MEL - DFW
- Take the bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Shreveport Bus Stationbus
25h 21m$903–1,373
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Louisiana is to fly which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 23h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Louisiana is to fly which takes 21h 28m and costs $650 - $2,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Louisiana is 9257 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 35m to get from Melbourne to Louisiana, including transfers.
Louisiana is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:04 AM in Melbourne and 4:04 PM in Louisiana.
There are 1203+ hotels available in Louisiana.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Louisiana, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gregg County Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gregg County Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gregg County Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gregg County Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Los Angeles, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via San Francisco, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via San Francisco, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Los Angeles, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 36m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via Los Angeles, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via San Francisco, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via San Francisco, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shreveport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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