There are 4 ways to get from Monkey Mia to Melbourne by plane, car, bus, or train
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Fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MJK - MEL
9h 23m$403–943Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Monkey Mia to Wooramel Roadhousecar
- Take the bus from Wooramel Roadhouse to Roebuck Plainsbus
- Take the bus from Roebuck Plains to Katherinebus
- Take the train from Katherine to Adelaide Stationtrain
- Take the train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
5d 3h$4,006–4,714Drive 4,062.8 km
- Drive from Monkey Mia to Melbournecar 4,062.8 km
43h 20m$715–1,032Fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MJK - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
18h 21m$439–1,283
Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monkey Mia to Melbourne is to fly which costs $400 - $950 and takes 9h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Monkey Mia to Melbourne is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $400 - $950.
The distance between Monkey Mia and Melbourne is 3253 km. The road distance is 4062.8 km.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Monkey Mia to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Monkey Mia. It is currently 8:22 PM in Monkey Mia and 10:22 PM in Melbourne.
Yes, the driving distance between Monkey Mia to Melbourne is 4063 km. It takes approximately 43h 20m to drive from Monkey Mia to Melbourne.
There are 5350+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Monkey Mia, WA, Australia and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Regional Express, Virgin Australia, and Qantas fly from Shark Bay Airport (MJK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) once daily.
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Melbourne Airport via Carnarvon, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Avalon Airport via Carnarvon, Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Shark Bay Airport to Melbourne Airport via Carnarvon, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- journeybeyondrail.com.au
Train from Katherine to Adelaide Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 15h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3,276
- Book at
- Great Southern Rail - The Ghan
- Everyday Gold Single Cabin
- $2,957
- Flexible Gold Single Cabin
- $3,276
- Phone
- 1800 703 357
- [email protected]
- Website
- Journey Beyond
Train from Adelaide Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Journey Beyond
- Red Standard
- $210–250
- Red Premium
- $350–420
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +61 (0) 8 9274 7464
- [email protected]
- Website
- integritycoachlines.com.au
Bus from Wooramel Roadhouse to Roebuck Plains
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $250–360
- Schedules at
- integritycoachlines.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
Bus from Roebuck Plains to Katherine
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $230–600
- Website
- Greyhound Australia
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Australia
- Early Bird
- $230–330
- Flexible
- $280–600
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