There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Luganville by plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane MEL - SON
8h 27m$620–1,422Train 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$326–1,320Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- 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$759–2,511Fly 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
19h 53mFly 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
29hTrain 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
21h 46m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Luganville is to train and fly which costs $320 - $1,400 and takes 25h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Luganville is to fly which takes 8h 27m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Luganville is 3330 km.
It takes approximately 8h 27m to get from Melbourne to Luganville, including transfers.
Luganville is 1h ahead of Melbourne. It is currently 7:49 PM in Melbourne and 8:49 PM in Luganville.
There are 33+ hotels available in Luganville.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Luganville, Vanuatu?
Virgin Australia, Solomon, and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Albury to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Albury to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Sydney, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $4
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $4
- Phone
- +678 28200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Aelan Express
Ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Aelan Express
Ferry from Litzlitz Wharf to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Aelan Express
Ferry from BP Wharf, Port Vila to Luganville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Aelan Express
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