There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Yuzawa by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane MEL - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Yuzawatrain
20h 35m¥60,344–165,844Fly Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Yamagata Airport (GAJ)plane MEL - GAJ
- Take the bus from Sakuranbo Higashine to Shinjobus
- Take the train from Shinjo to Yuzawatrain
22h 25m¥52,194–135,744Fly Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Shonai Airport (SYO)plane MEL - SYO
- Take the train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Yuzawatrain
23h 29m¥55,784–167,884Fly Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sendai Airport (SDJ)plane MEL - SDJ
- Take the train from Sendai to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Yuzawatrain
24h 22m¥84,194–251,594Fly Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane MEL - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to Akitatrain
- Take the train from Akita to Yuzawatrain
21h 4m¥63,994–128,494Train to Avalon Airport, fly to Akita Airport, train
- Take the train from Southern Cross Station to Lara Stationtrain
- Fly from Avalon Airport (AVV) to Akita Airport (AXT)plane AVV - AXT
- Take the train from Akita to Yuzawatrain
23h 58m¥123,510–314,010
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Akita Airport (AXT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Yuzawa is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥130000 and takes 21h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Yuzawa is to fly and train which takes 20h 35m and costs ¥60000 - ¥170000.
The distance between Melbourne and Yuzawa is 8734 km.
It takes approximately 20h 35m to get from Melbourne to Yuzawa, including transfers.
Yuzawa is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:02 AM in Melbourne and 5:02 AM in Yuzawa.
There are 33+ hotels available in Yuzawa.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Yuzawa, Akita, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Melbourne to Yuzawa. However, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Akita Airport (AXT), walk to Akita Airport, take the bus to Akita Station, walk to Akita, then take the train to Yuzawa. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Melbourne Airport T3 Skybus/Arrival Dr, walk to Melbourne Airport (MEL) airport, fly to Yamagata Airport (GAJ), walk to Yamagata Airport, take the shuttle to Sakuranbo Higashine, walk to Sakuranbo Higashine, take the bus to Shinjo, walk to Shinjo, then take the train to Yuzawa.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Narita International Airport, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–370,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥120,000–310,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–460,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–390,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Manila, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Shonai Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥49,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–650,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Adelaide, Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–700,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Sydney, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–370,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Hong Kong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Yamagata Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥47,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Akita Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
Flights from Avalon Airport to Akita Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥100,000–310,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- Website
- greaterbay-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sendai Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–130,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Shinjo to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ¥950–1,300
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sakata(Yamagata) to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ¥1,500–2,100
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥4,300–6,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to Akita
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥8,500–12,000
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Akita to Yuzawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,300–1,800
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
- ¥630
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- ¥630
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Sakuranbo Higashine to Shinjo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥650–850
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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