There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Hualien City by plane or train
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Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MEL - TPE
- Take the train from 臺北 to 花蓮train
15h 50m$292–640Fly to Hualien Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hualien Airport (HUN)plane MEL - HUN
18h 7m$462–1,122Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane MEL - KHH
- Take the train from 高雄 to 臺東train
- Take the train from 臺東 to 花蓮train
22h 28m$346–796Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MEL - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 南港train
- Take the train from 南港 to 花蓮train
19h 30m$412–912
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Hualien City is to fly and train which costs $290 - $650 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Hualien City is to fly and train which takes 15h 50m and costs $290 - $650.
The distance between Melbourne and Hualien City is 7646 km.
It takes approximately 15h 50m to get from Melbourne to Hualien City, including transfers.
Hualien City is 2h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:23 AM in Melbourne and 7:23 AM in Hualien City.
There are 829+ hotels available in Hualien City.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Hualien City, Taiwan?
Cathay Pacific, Mandarin Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hualien Airport (HUN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hualien Airport via Hong Kong, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hualien Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hualien Airport via Hong Kong, Taichung Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hualien Airport via Manila, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hualien Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Kao-Hsiung International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 臺北 to 花蓮
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $9–15
Train from 高雄 to 臺東
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $8–12
Train from 臺東 to 花蓮
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $7–12
Train from 南港 to 花蓮
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $9–14
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 台中 to 南港
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $21–24
- Standard
- $21–26
- Business
- $42
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