There are 4 ways to get from Jaffna to Melbourne by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly from Jaffna
best- Fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane JAF - MEL
16h 56m$1,032–7,533Ferry, train to Trichy International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinamferry
- Take the train from Nagappattinam to Manjattidaltrain
- Fly from Trichy International Airport (TRZ) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TRZ - MEL
24h 20m$588–1,257Bus to Sigiriya Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kachcheri to Dambullabus
- Fly from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GIU - MEL
42h 26mBus, bus to Batticaloa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Kachcheri to Dambullabus
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Batticaloabus
- Fly from Batticaloa Airport (BTC) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BTC - MEL
21h 41m
Jaffna (JAF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Jaffna to Melbourne is to ferry and train and fly which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 24h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Jaffna to Melbourne is to fly which takes 16h 56m and costs $1,000 - $8,000.
The distance between Jaffna and Melbourne is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Jaffna to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 4h 30m ahead of Jaffna. It is currently 6:50 PM in Jaffna and 11:20 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5312+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Jaffna, Sri Lanka and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
IndiGo Airlines, Air India Express, and two other airlines fly from Jaffna (JAF) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) 4 times a week.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Melbourne Airport via Weerawila, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Melbourne Airport via Koggala, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Jaffna to Melbourne Airport via Trichy International Airport, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Sigiriya Airport to Melbourne Airport via Koggala, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Jaffna to Melbourne Airport via Trichy International Airport, Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Batticaloa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–3,500
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,100
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Trichy International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Nagappattinam to Manjattidal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–18
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–8
- Second AC (2A)
- $8–11
- First Class (1A)
- $13–18
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Kachcheri to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
Bus from Kachcheri to Dambulla
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Phone
- +94 777 382 186
- [email protected]
- Website
- superline.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Batticaloa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Website
- https://superline.lk/
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Kankesanturai to Nagapattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $97
- Website
- https://www.shipindia.com/
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