There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Tacloban by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Tacloban
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC)plane MEL - TAC
15h 58m₱21,437–47,477Fly 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 34m₱16,537–44,257
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 ₱16,000 - ₱45,000 and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tacloban is to fly which takes 15h 58m and costs ₱21,000 - ₱48,000.
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 11:45 PM in Melbourne and 9:45 PM in Tacloban.
There are 101+ 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) twice daily.
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–46,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–38,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–95,000
- 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 Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–46,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–43,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–40,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–55,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–65,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–65,000
- Website
- fireflyz.com.my
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–65,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–43,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–38,000
- 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
- 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
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