There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Luganville by train, plane, or ferry
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Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
best- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane AVV - SON
19h 5m$811–2,615Train to Albury, fly to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Southern Cross to Albury Stationtrain
- Fly from Albury (ABX) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane ABX - SON
25h 10m$331–1,320Fly Melbourne Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane MEL - SON
8h 27m$521–1,423Fly Melbourne Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane MEL - VLI
- Take the ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganvilleferry
20h 8mFly Melbourne Airport to Norsup Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norsup Airport (NUS)plane MEL - NUS
- Take the ferry from Litzlitz Wharf to Luganvilleferry
27h 55mTrain to Avalon Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane AVV - VLI
- Take the ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganvilleferry
23h 51m
Avalon Airport (AVV) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Luganville is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,400 and takes 25h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Luganville is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Luganville is 3435 km.
It takes approximately 19h 5m to get from Melbourne to Luganville, including transfers.
Luganville is 1h ahead of Melbourne. It is currently 2:22 PM in Melbourne and 3:22 PM in Luganville.
There are 32+ hotels available in Luganville.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Luganville, Vanuatu?
Virgin Australia and Solomon fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) twice a week.
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Albury to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Albury to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- airvanuatu.com
Flights from Albury to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Sydney, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norsup Airport via Brisbane, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norsup Airport via Sydney, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $5–8
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $5–8
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Southern Cross to Albury Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–120
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $24–35
- First
- $35–45
- Sleeper
- $100–120
- Phone
- +678 28200
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from Litzlitz Wharf to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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