There are 4 ways to get from Kottayam to Melbourne by taxi, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Madurai, fly
best- Take the taxi from Kottayam to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane IXM - MEL
18h 27m$657–1,722Train to Trivandrum, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane TRV - MEL
21h 21m$380–1,787Train to Cochin International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kottayam to Aluvatrain
- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane COK - MEL
19h 34m$531–844Train to Coimbatore International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kottayam to Coimbatore Jntrain
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane CJB - MEL
21h 57m$416–758
Madurai (IXM) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kottayam to Melbourne is to train and fly which costs $410 - $800 and takes 21h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kottayam to Melbourne is to taxi and fly which takes 18h 27m and costs $650 - $1,800.
The distance between Kottayam and Melbourne is 8977 km.
It takes approximately 18h 27m to get from Kottayam to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 5h 30m ahead of Kottayam. It is currently 12:20 AM in Kottayam and 5:50 AM in Melbourne.
There are 5338+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Kottayam, India and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Kottayam to Melbourne. However, you can take the taxi to Madurai-Airport-IXM airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the train to Aluva, walk to Aluva station, take the bus to Kochi Airport, walk to Cochin International Airport (COK) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport T1 Skybus/Arrival Dr, then take the bus to Skybus Coach Terminal.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Madurai to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Melbourne Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Trivandrum to Melbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kottayam to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–16
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–10
- First Class (1A)
- $12–16
Train from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–19
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $2–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $6–9
- Second AC (2A)
- $9–12
- First Class (1A)
- $15–19
Train from Kottayam to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3–23
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $3–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $8–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $11–14
- First Class (1A)
- $18–23
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Estimated price
- $75–95
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