There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Buddh Gaya by plane, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Gaya
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gaya (GAY)plane MEL - GAY
16h 40m₹38,019–102,059Fly to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport (PAT)plane MEL - PAT
- Take the train from Patna Jn to Gaya Jntrain
21h 8m₹29,469–78,529Fly to Varanasi Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Varanasi Airport (VNS)plane MEL - VNS
- Take the taxi from Varanasi-Airport-VNS to Buddh Gayataxi
22h 3m₹33,949–81,749Fly to Birsa Munda Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Birsa Munda Airport (IXR)plane MEL - IXR
- Take the train from Ranchi to Gaya Jntrain
25h 55m₹33,669–89,279
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gaya (GAY) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Buddh Gaya is to fly and train which costs ₹29,000 - ₹80,000 and takes 21h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Buddh Gaya is to fly which takes 16h 40m and costs ₹38,000 - ₹1,10,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Buddh Gaya is 9369 km.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Melbourne to Buddh Gaya, including transfers.
Buddh Gaya is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 7:21 PM in Melbourne and 1:51 PM in Buddh Gaya.
There are 160+ hotels available in Buddh Gaya.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Buddh Gaya, India?
Thai Airways International, Air India Limited, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gaya (GAY) twice daily.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹35,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Singapore Changi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹55,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Birsa Munda Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Kolkata
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–110,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹48,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Varanasi Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–95,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–120,000
- Website
- bhutanairlines.bt
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹50,000–120,000
- Website
- maiair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gaya via Singapore Changi, Yangon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–200,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Patna Jn to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
Train from Ranchi to Gaya Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹600–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Estimated price
- ₹4,100–4,900
Shree Travels
- Phone
- +91 87 65 69 99 16
- Website
- shreetravelsvaranasi.com
Kunal Taxi
- Phone
- +91 969 548 4538
- Website
- taxiinvaranasi.com
Varanasi Best Cab
- Phone
- +91 961 676 1641
- Website
- varanasibestcab.com
Varanasi Taxi Services
- Phone
- +91 888 799 9562
- Website
- varanasitaxiservices.com
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