There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Port Hedland by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Hedland (PHE)plane MEL - PHE
8h 51m$613–1,478Train, bus via Palmerston
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Darwintrain
- Take the bus from Palmerston to Roebuck Plainsbus
- Take the bus from Roebuck Plains to Port Hedland Visitor Centrebus
4d 2h$3,721–4,423Drive 4,288.3 km
- Drive from Melbourne to Port Hedlandcar 4,288.3 km
2d 2h$779–1,126Train, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Midland to Port Hedland Visitor Centrebus
4d 13h$1,165–10,571Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Southern Cross to Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Central Station to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from East Perth to Port Hedland Visitor Centrebus
4d 20h$1,204–10,641
Melbourne to Port Hedland by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Port Hedland is to drive which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Port Hedland is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Port Hedland is 3208 km. The road distance is 4288.3 km.
The best way to get from Melbourne to Port Hedland without a car is to train and bus via Palmerston which takes 4 days 2h and costs $3,700 - $4,500.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from Melbourne to Port Hedland, including transfers.
Port Hedland is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:02 AM in Melbourne and 7:02 AM in Port Hedland.
Yes, the driving distance between Melbourne to Port Hedland is 4288 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Melbourne to Port Hedland.
There are 46+ hotels available in Port Hedland.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Port Hedland, WA, Australia?
Qantas and Virgin Australia fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Port Hedland (PHE) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Hedland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Port Hedland via Adelaide, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Southern Cross Station to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Palmerston to Roebuck Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $270–700
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $270–380
- Flexible
- $320–700
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