There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Tacloban by plane, ferry, bus, or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Tacloban
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC)plane MEL - TAC
15h 58m₱18,398–44,438Fly Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane MEL - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Taclobanbus
19h 39m₱15,498–38,218Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Tacloban
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Tacloban (TAC)plane AVV - TAC
20h 26m₱22,670–70,710
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tacloban is to fly and ferry and bus which costs ₱15,000 - ₱39,000 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tacloban is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs ₱18,000 - ₱45,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tacloban is 5846 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Melbourne to Tacloban, including transfers.
Tacloban is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:08 AM in Melbourne and 10:08 PM in Tacloban.
There are 99+ hotels available in Tacloban.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tacloban, Philippines?
Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–39,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tacloban via Ngurah Rai, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–75,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tacloban via Brisbane, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱35,000–120,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tacloban via Sydney, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–70,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Tacloban via Adelaide, Melbourne Airport, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱28,000–70,000
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₱250
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ₱250
- Phone
- 0981 432 4061
- [email protected]
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Ormoc to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱340–550
- Schedules at
- dltb.dltb.ph
- 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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