There are 8 ways to get from Sendai to Melbourne by train, plane, or bus
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Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
best- Take the train from Sendai to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NRT - MEL
15h 17m$568–1,008Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane HND - MEL
17h 4m$516–1,091Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GAJ - MEL
20h 21m$945–2,347Bus to Shonai Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminalbus
- Fly from Shonai Airport (SYO) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SYO - MEL
21h 3m$751–1,961Fly Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SDJ - MEL
17h 43m$783–2,234Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the train from Sendai to Tōkyō Stationtrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane HND - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
18h 33m$1,060–2,775Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Avalon Airport
- Take the train from Sendai to Omiya Stationtrain
- Take the train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane NRT - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
22h 30m$762–2,092Bus to Yamagata Airport, fly to Avalon Airport, train
- Take the bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-maebus
- Fly from Yamagata Airport (GAJ) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GAJ - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
23h 29m$1,029–3,131
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sendai to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 15h 17m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Sendai and Melbourne is 8580 km.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Sendai to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Sendai. It is currently 4:23 PM in Sendai and 6:23 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5338+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Tigerair Taiwan, China Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,100
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Melbourne Airport, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Cairns, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Avalon Airport via Port Moresby, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Kansai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Avalon Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Osaka Kansai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai to Omiya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- JR EAST
- Website
- yamakobus.co.jp
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- Yamako Bus
Bus from Hirose dori Ichiban-cho to Yamagata Kencho-mae
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Schedules at
- yamakobus.jp
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