There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Kagoshima by plane or train
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Fly to Kagoshima Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ)plane MEL - KOJ
17h 33m¥78,773–214,423Fly to Fukuoka Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fukuoka Airport (FUK)plane MEL - FUK
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuotrain
17h 50m¥62,043–138,873Fly to Aso Kumamoto Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)plane MEL - KMJ
- Take the train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuotrain
19h 32m¥77,173–168,073
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kagoshima is to fly and train which costs ¥60000 - ¥140000 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kagoshima is to fly which takes 17h 33m and costs ¥75000 - ¥220000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kagoshima is 7922 km.
It takes approximately 17h 33m to get from Melbourne to Kagoshima, including transfers.
Kagoshima is 1h behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:55 AM in Melbourne and 1:55 AM in Kagoshima.
There are 238+ hotels available in Kagoshima.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kagoshima, Japan?
China Airlines and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) twice daily.
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–210,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kagoshima Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–220,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Manila, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–160,000
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Tokyo Narita, Osaka Itami
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–230,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Aso Kumamoto Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–170,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥46,000–120,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–120,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fukuoka Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–160,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥3,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ¥1,800–2,700
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- jrkyushu.co.jp
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
Train from Shin Yatsushiro to Kagoshima Chuo
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
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