There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Samar by plane or ferry
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Fly to Tacloban
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC)plane MEL - TAC
14h 28m₱18,426–48,466Fly to Catarman
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catarman (CRM)plane MEL - CRM
18h 29m₱31,256–86,256Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane MEL - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
16h 57m₱19,186–43,596Fly to Calbayog
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calbayog (CYP)plane MEL - CYP
16h 57m₱23,406–51,436
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly and ferry which costs ₱19,000 - ₱44,000 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly which takes 14h 28m and costs ₱18,000 - ₱49,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Samar is 5846 km.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Melbourne to Samar, including transfers.
Samar is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:41 AM in Melbourne and 11:41 PM in Samar.
There are 102+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samar, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–47,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Tan Son Nhat, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱37,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–41,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–40,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–85,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–50,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calbayog via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–60,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–60,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–37,000
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- [email protected]
- Website
- SuperCat
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- SuperCat
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oceanjet
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₱650–1,920
- Website
- Oceanjet
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,320
- Business Class
- ₱1,920
- Open Air
- ₱1,320
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