There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Skagway by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skagway Airport (SGY)plane MEL - SGY
26h 44m$570–2,020Fly Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane MEL - YXY
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
30h 38m$794–2,194Fly Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane MEL - JNU
- Take the car ferry from Juneau, AK to Skagwaycarferry
32h 44m$657–2,111Fly Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Haines Airport (HNS)plane MEL - HNS
- Take the car ferry from Haines to Skagwaycarferry
29h 17m$575–2,038Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (YXY)plane AVV - YXY
- Take the bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AKbus
33h 26m$1,034–2,986
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skagway Airport (SGY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Skagway is to fly which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 26h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Skagway is to fly which takes 26h 44m and costs $550 - $2,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Skagway is 8150 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 44m to get from Melbourne to Skagway, including transfers.
Skagway is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:57 PM in Melbourne and 5:57 AM in Skagway.
There are three+ hotels available in Skagway.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Skagway, AK, USA?
Qantas, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Skagway Airport (SGY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Los Angeles, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
- Website
- flyalaskaseaplanes.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Skagway Airport via San Francisco, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Haines Airport via San Francisco, Anchorage, Juneau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Juneau International Airport via Los Angeles, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 800 343 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- wpyr.com
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
Bus from Whitehorse, YT to Skagway, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170
- Website
- https://wpyr.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- [email protected]
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Juneau, AK to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $20–70
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $20–70
Car ferry from Haines to Skagway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–16
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $3–16
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