There are 8 ways to get from Virginia Beach to Melbourne by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norfolk International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ORF - MEL
27h 11m$1,061–3,671Bus to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Arlingtonbus
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IAD - MEL
30h 48m$873–2,899Fly Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane ORF - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
29h 54m$1,247–4,261Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Norfolk to Alexandriatrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane DCA - MEL
31h 57m$1,417–4,618Fly Norfolk International Airport to Albury, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Albury (ABX)plane ORF - ABX
- Take the train from Albury Station to Southern Crosstrain
32h 32m$1,170–4,117Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Virginia Beach to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RIC - MEL
37h 5m$1,049–3,462Fly Norfolk International Airport to Wagga Wagga, train
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Wagga Wagga (WGA)plane ORF - WGA
- Take the train from Wagga Wagga Station to Southern Crosstrain
34h 53m$1,277–4,229Train, train to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane RDU - MEL
34h 13m$1,028–3,248
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Virginia Beach to Melbourne is to bus and fly which costs $850 - $2,900 and takes 30h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Virginia Beach to Melbourne is to fly which takes 27h 11m and costs $1,000 - $3,700.
The distance between Virginia Beach and Melbourne is 16462 km.
It takes approximately 27h 11m to get from Virginia Beach to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 14h ahead of Virginia Beach. It is currently 7:34 PM in Virginia Beach and 9:34 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5312+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Virginia Beach, VA, USA and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
American Airlines and Qantas fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Albury via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Wagga Wagga via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Wagga Wagga via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- 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
- $8–12
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Arlington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Virginia Beach to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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