There are 2 ways to get from Melbourne to Yellowknife by plane or train
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Fly from Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane MEL - YZF
26h 5m$1,044–3,448Train to Avalon Airport, fly
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF)plane AVV - YZF
27h 15m$1,430–4,937
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Yellowknife is to fly which costs $1,000 - $3,500 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Yellowknife is to fly which takes 26h 5m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Yellowknife is 14213 km.
It takes approximately 26h 5m to get from Melbourne to Yellowknife, including transfers.
Yellowknife is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:31 PM in Melbourne and 8:31 PM in Yellowknife.
There are 29+ hotels available in Yellowknife.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Yellowknife, NT, Canada?
United Airlines, Air Canada, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yellowknife Airport (YZF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via San Francisco, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Sydney, Vancouver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Tokyo Narita, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Brisbane, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via San Francisco, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Sydney, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yellowknife Airport via San Francisco, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- canadiannorth.com
Flights from Avalon Airport to Yellowknife Airport via Sydney, Vancouver, Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
- 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
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
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