There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Kaohsiung by 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.
Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane MEL - KHH
14h 53m$340–820Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane MEL - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 左營train
14h 34m$316–517Fly to Tainan Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane MEL - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
23h 10m$347–831Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MEL - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
17h$384–899
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Kaohsiung is to fly and train which costs $310 - $550 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Kaohsiung is to fly and train which takes 14h 34m and costs $310 - $550.
The distance between Melbourne and Kaohsiung is 7202 km.
It takes approximately 14h 53m to get from Melbourne to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
Kaohsiung is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:19 AM in Melbourne and 7:19 AM in Kaohsiung.
There are 469+ hotels available in Kaohsiung.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
Cathay Pacific, Vietjet Air, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tainan Airport via Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tainan Airport via Ngurah Rai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Website
- tigerairtw.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tainan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tainan Airport via Hong Kong, Okinawa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- 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
- $310–850
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–850
- 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
- $480–1,700
- 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
- $290–1,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 臺南 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $2–4
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