There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kandy by plane, taxi, or train
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Fly to Kandy
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW)plane MEL - KDW
18hRs 107,810–288,110Fly to Sigiriya Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MEL - GIU
- Take the taxi from Sigiriya Airport (GIU) to Kandytaxi
19h 1mRs 111,410–292,610Fly to Hatton, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hatton (NUF)plane MEL - NUF
- Take the train from Hatton to Kandytrain
21h 4mRs 108,240–290,060Fly to Colombo Airport, fly to Victoria Resevour Kandy
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane MEL - CMB
- Fly from Colombo Airport to Victoria Resevour Kandyplane
14h 19mRs 181,533–341,533
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kandy is to fly which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 290000 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kandy is to fly which takes 14h 19m and costs Rs. 180000 - Rs. 350000.
The distance between Melbourne and Kandy is 8335 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Melbourne to Kandy, including transfers.
Kandy is 4h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:05 AM in Melbourne and 9:35 PM in Kandy.
There are 1509+ hotels available in Kandy.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kandy, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kandy (KDW) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–850,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–410,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kandy via Male, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–1,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–850,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–410,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Male, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–1,000,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–850,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–400,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hatton via Male, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–1,000,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–310,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–400,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–170,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–800,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 185,000–200,000
- Phone
- +94 114 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Hatton to Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,900
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,200–2,900
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,800–6,000
Kandy Meter Taxi
- Phone
- +94 81 49 55 655
- Website
- kandy-taxi.business.site
Taxi Dambulla
- Phone
- +94 76 36 05 437
- Website
- taxidambulla.wordpress.com
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