There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Khon Kaen by plane, taxi, bus, 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 Khon Kaen Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC)plane MEL - KKC
15h 9m฿13,656–33,656Fly to Suvarnabhumi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane MEL - BKK
- Take the train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khon Kaentrain
20h 6m฿7,871–22,036Fly to Udon Thani International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane MEL - UTH
- Take the taxi from Udon-Thani-Airport-UTH to Khon Kaentaxi
16h฿16,606–39,856Fly to Wattay International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Wattay International Airport (VTE)plane MEL - VTE
- Take the bus from Vientiane Phanthavong Tour Office to Khon Kaenbus
20h 2m฿10,542–21,072Fly to Ubon Ratchathani Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Ubon Ratchathani Airport (UBP)plane MEL - UBP
- Take the bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Khon Kaenbus
20h 10m฿15,066–36,206
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Khon Kaen is to fly and train which costs ฿7500 - ฿22000 and takes 20h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Khon Kaen is to fly which takes 15h 9m and costs ฿13000 - ฿34000.
The distance between Melbourne and Khon Kaen is 7480 km.
It takes approximately 15h 9m to get from Melbourne to Khon Kaen, including transfers.
Khon Kaen is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:44 PM in Melbourne and 10:44 AM in Khon Kaen.
There are 167+ hotels available in Khon Kaen.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Khon Kaen, Thailand?
Thai Airways International flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Khon Kaen Airport (KKC) once daily.
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Khon Kaen Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–33,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–38,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–37,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Ubon Ratchathani Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–24,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–50,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–27,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–33,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–17,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿10,000–25,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–17,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–26,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–37,000
- Website
- laoairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15,000–37,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Wattay International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–42,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–24,000
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- dticket.railway.co.th
Train from Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿160–1,300
- Book at
- https://12go.asia/en/operator/thai-railways
- Website
- https://dticket.railway.co.th/DTicketPublicWeb/home/Home
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿190–240
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿160–220
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿460–500
- Second Class Sleeper
- ฿1,051–1,056
- Ordinary Train
- ฿240–1,300
Bus from Vientiane Phanthavong Tour Office to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ฿330–360
- Phone
- +66 56 720 720
- [email protected]
- Website
- phetprasert.com
Bus from Ubon Ratchathani to Khon Kaen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿280–390
- Schedules at
- phetprasert.com
- 13
- ฿280–330
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Estimated price
- ฿950–1,200
Grab Taxi
- Phone
- +66 061 494 6191
- Website
- grab.com
Thai Taxi Services
- Phone
- +66 98 6513465
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