There are 6 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 34m$726–1,826Fly Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane MEL - PAE
24h 3m$497–1,661Train 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
24h 43m$614–2,114Fly 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 25m$528–1,643Fly 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
28h 13m$724–1,700Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane AVV - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Tacomatrain
29h 6m$662–2,188
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tacoma is to fly which costs $490 - $1,700 and takes 24h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tacoma is to fly which takes 21h 34m and costs $700 - $1,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Tacoma is 8266 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 34m to get from Melbourne to Tacoma, including transfers.
Tacoma is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:30 AM in Melbourne and 1:30 PM in Tacoma.
There are 365+ hotels available in Tacoma.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tacoma, WA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles, San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco, Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,800
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Brisbane, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Sydney, Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- $4
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $4
Train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $4
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
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