There are 6 ways to get from Sendai to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane SDJ - MEL
18h 54m$781–2,232Train 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 9m$516–1,041Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Ōmiyatrain
- 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 13m$572–1,058Bus 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 1m$895–2,247Bus 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
23h 38m$751–1,961Train 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 58m$1,160–2,875
Sendai Airport (SDJ) 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 $550 - $1,100 and takes 15h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Sendai to Melbourne is to train and fly which takes 15h 13m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Sendai and Melbourne is 8477 km.
It takes approximately 18h 54m to get from Sendai to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 2h ahead of Sendai. It is currently 10:54 PM in Sendai and 12:54 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5481+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Sendai, Japan and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Asiana Airlines, Korean Air, and six other airlines fly from Sendai Airport (SDJ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney, Canberra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Kansai, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Avalon Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–5,500
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Yamagata Airport to Melbourne Airport via Osaka Itami, Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Sendai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,600
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Shonai Airport to Melbourne Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,700
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Sendai(Miyagi/Jr) to Ōmiya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-081-160
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
Train from Nippori to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Keisei Electric Railway
- 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
- 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
- Website
- Shonai Kotsu
Bus from Sendai eki mae to S-mall Bus terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Schedules at
- Shonai Kotsu
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