There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Madurai by plane or train
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Fly to Madurai
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM)plane MEL - IXM
17h 5m₹41,918–111,918Fly to Chennai International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MEL - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Madurai Jntrain
23h 34m₹26,263–69,933Fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MEL - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Madurai Jntrain
18h 51m₹32,543–78,783Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane MEL - CJB
- Take the train from Podanur Jn to Kudal Nagartrain
21h 49m₹27,463–73,873Fly to Trivandrum, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane MEL - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Madurai Jntrain
23h 7m₹27,114–68,703
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly and train which costs ₹27,000 - ₹75,000 and takes 21h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly which takes 17h 5m and costs ₹41,000 - ₹1,20,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Madurai is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 17h 5m to get from Melbourne to Madurai, including transfers.
Madurai is 4h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:55 PM in Melbourne and 5:25 PM in Madurai.
There are 224+ hotels available in Madurai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Madurai, India?
SriLankan Airlines flies from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) 4 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–200,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹40,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹37,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–80,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–55,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–70,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–130,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–130,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–95,000
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Bandar Seri Begawan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–75,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Madurai Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
Train from Podanur Jn to Kudal Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
Train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Madurai Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Tambaram to Madurai Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹280–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹280–330
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹700–900
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
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