There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SDU - MEL
25h 40m$1,445–2,656Bus, bus to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimasbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora to Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Francobus
- Fly from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IZA - MEL
33h 25m$1,155–2,970Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GIG - MEL
24h 22m$1,429–2,229Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GIG - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
30h 10m$1,215–3,319
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne is to fly which costs $1,400 - $2,300 and takes 24h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne is to fly which takes 24h 22m and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Melbourne is 13247 km.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Rio de Janeiro to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 13h ahead of Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 11:56 AM in Rio de Janeiro and 12:56 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5301+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
LATAM Chile, Azul, and two other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brasilia, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,000
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Curitiba, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Porto Alegre, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Avalon Airport via Porto Alegre, Santiago, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sao Paulo, Santiago, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,700
- 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
- 0800 728 1992
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajeguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Schedules at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Book at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 1992
- Website
- viajeguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- plataforma10.com.br
- Book at
- plataforma10.com.br
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidofederal.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 32 3215-1109 / +55 32 3216-6494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora to Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Franco
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- Book at
- buson.com.br
- Convencional
- $9–12
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