There are 7 ways to get from New Orleans to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MSY - MEL
24h 33m$1,031–3,431Bus to Mobile Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MOB - MEL
32h 16m$860–2,787Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GPT - MEL
27h 54m$1,079–3,415Train to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LFT - MEL
26h 37m$910–2,881Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Albury (ABX)plane MSY - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
30h 49m$1,332–4,477Train, bus to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Take the bus from Gulfport to Baton Rougebus
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BTR - MEL
29h 7m$951–2,911Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MSY - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
28h 11m$1,417–4,621
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $850 - $2,800 and takes 32h 16m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 33m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between New Orleans and Melbourne is 14967 km.
It takes approximately 24h 33m to get from New Orleans to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 15h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 9:59 PM in New Orleans and 12:59 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5303+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Delta, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 29m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Charlotte, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Albury via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,900
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Melbourne Airport via Atlanta, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Avalon Airport via Houston, Auckland, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Albury Station to Southern Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–170
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Book at
- https://transportnsw.info/regional/regional-train-coach-facilities/xpt-regional-trains
- Economy
- $35–45
- First
- $45–65
- Sleeper
- $140–170
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- vline.com.au
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vline.com.au/
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Baton Rouge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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