There are 3 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
15h 58m₱20,424–46,464Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane MEL - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
16h 27m₱16,184–44,694Fly to Catarman
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Catarman (CRM)plane MEL - CRM
20h 44m₱31,254–76,254
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly and ferry which costs ₱16,000 - ₱45,000 and takes 16h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Samar is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs ₱20,000 - ₱47,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Samar is 5846 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Melbourne to Samar, including transfers.
Samar is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:04 AM in Melbourne and 7:04 AM in Samar.
There are 101+ hotels available in Samar.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Samar, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) twice daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Singapore Changi, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₱30,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Catarman via Brisbane, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱31,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- [email protected]
- Website
- Oceanjet
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- Oceanjet
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
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