There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Osaka by plane or train
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Fly to Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane MEL - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Stationtrain
16h 10m¥59,194–99,394Fly to Okayama Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Okayama Airport (OKJ)plane MEL - OKJ
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
18h 59m¥55,894–177,194Fly to Osaka International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane MEL - ITM
16h 49m¥93,594–183,744Fly to Kobe
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kobe (UKB)plane MEL - UKB
16h 2m¥68,964–214,254Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane MEL - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Shin Osakatrain
17h 15mFly to Takamatsu Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Takamatsu Airport (TAK)plane MEL - TAK
- Take the train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayamatrain
- Take the train from Okayama to Shin Osakatrain
18h 55m¥62,294–188,944Fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osakatrain
17h 54m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Osaka is to fly and train which costs ¥55000 - ¥100000 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Osaka is to fly which takes 16h 2m and costs ¥65000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Melbourne and Osaka is 8157 km.
It takes approximately 16h 10m to get from Melbourne to Osaka, including transfers.
Osaka is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:13 AM in Melbourne and 3:13 AM in Osaka.
There are 9462+ hotels available in Osaka.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Osaka, Japan?
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Osaka International Airport (ITM) 5 times a day.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–350,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–470,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–370,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–240,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Okayama Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–170,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–350,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥43,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–130,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–140,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kansai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–170,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Osaka International Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–350,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kobe via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- flyairseoul.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Takamatsu Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Shin-Ōsaka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,300
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥2,300–3,300
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Okayama to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Tōkyō Station to Shin Osaka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,200–1,700
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Website
- JR WEST
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 0570-00-4592
- Website
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
Train from Takamatsu(Kagawa) to Okayama
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- JR SHIKOKU (Shikoku Railway Company)
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
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