There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Taradale by plane or bus
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Fly to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane MEL - NPE
10h 13m$248–991Fly to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Palmerston (PMR)plane MEL - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Hastingsbus
13h 20mFly to Wellington, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Wellington (WLG)plane MEL - WLG
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Hastingsbus
14h 10m$459–1,003Fly to Gisborne Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gisborne Airport (GIS)plane MEL - GIS
- Take the bus from Makaraka to Napierbus
14h 45m$260–1,043
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Taradale is to fly which costs $240 - $1,000 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Taradale is to fly which takes 10h 13m and costs $240 - $1,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Taradale is 2815 km.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Melbourne to Taradale, including transfers.
Taradale is 2h ahead of Melbourne. It is currently 6:40 AM in Melbourne and 8:40 AM in Taradale.
There are 363+ hotels available in Taradale.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Taradale, New Zealand?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Queenstown, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palmerston via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palmerston via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palmerston via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gisborne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gisborne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gisborne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gisborne Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wellington via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Hastings
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Hastings
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Makaraka to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–55
- Website
- InterCity
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