There are 7 ways to get from Melbourne to Tacoma by plane or train
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Fly Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MEL - SEA
21h 6m$823–1,523Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
25h 25m$534–1,858Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane AVV - SEA
26h 5m$663–2,315Fly Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MEL - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
24h 16m$568–1,818Fly Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane MEL - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Tacomatrain
27h 49m$734–1,260Fly Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to King County International Airport (BFI)plane MEL - BFI
23h 16m$879–3,029Fly Melbourne Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane MEL - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Tacomatrain
28h 11m$566–1,807
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tacoma is to fly and train which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 27h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tacoma is to fly which takes 21h 6m and costs $800 - $1,600.
The distance between Melbourne and Tacoma is 8270 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 6m to get from Melbourne to Tacoma, including transfers.
Tacoma is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:02 PM in Melbourne and 8:02 PM in Tacoma.
There are 427+ hotels available in Tacoma.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tacoma, WA, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–4,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 19m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Los Angeles, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via Brisbane, San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Redmond, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to King County International Airport via San Francisco, Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- 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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Eugene to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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