There are 5 ways to get from Palm Springs to Melbourne by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane PSP - MEL
23h 6m$629–2,229Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LAX - MEL
22h 53mFly Palm Springs International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane PSP - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 27m$1,013–3,513Bus, train to San Diego International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SAN - MEL
26h 55mBus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane LAX - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
26h 36m
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palm Springs to Melbourne is to fly which costs $600 - $2,300 and takes 23h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Palm Springs to Melbourne is to fly which takes 23h 6m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Palm Springs and Melbourne is 12929 km.
It takes approximately 23h 6m to get from Palm Springs to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 18h ahead of Palm Springs. It is currently 1:13 AM in Palm Springs and 7:13 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5381+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Palm Springs, CA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,700
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Avalon Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Avalon Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–3,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Avalon Airport via Brisbane, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Avalon Airport via Nadi, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Melbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Avalon Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,700
- 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
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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