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
14h 33m₱16,407–46,447Fly to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry, bus
- 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
20h 4m₱18,507–45,127
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tacloban is to fly and ferry and bus which costs ₱18,000 - ₱46,000 and takes 20h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tacloban is to fly which takes 14h 33m and costs ₱16,000 - ₱47,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tacloban is 5846 km.
It takes approximately 14h 33m to get from Melbourne to Tacloban, including transfers.
Tacloban is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:09 PM in Melbourne and 3:09 PM in Tacloban.
There are 104+ hotels available in Tacloban.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tacloban, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific 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
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–39,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱16,000–80,000
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱15,000–45,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱14,000–40,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 27m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱17,000–36,000
- 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
- ₱14,000–45,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–55,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱19,000–60,000
- 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
- (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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