There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Madurai by plane, train, or taxi
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 Madurai
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM)plane MEL - IXM
21h 5m₹35,905–86,905Fly to Trivandrum, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane MEL - TRV
- Take the train from Thiruvananthapuram Central to Madurai Jntrain
22h 57m₹24,101–123,690Fly 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
19h 7m₹28,530–73,770Fly to Cochin International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane MEL - COK
- Take the taxi from Kochi-Airport-COK to Maduraitaxi
19h 48m₹41,770–62,870Fly 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
22h 47m₹29,440–73,840
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly and train which costs ₹28,000 - ₹75,000 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly and train which takes 19h 7m and costs ₹28,000 - ₹75,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Madurai is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 21h 5m to get from Melbourne to Madurai, including transfers.
Madurai is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 2:07 AM in Melbourne and 8:37 PM in Madurai.
There are 223+ hotels available in Madurai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Madurai, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Jetstar, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹38,000–190,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–150,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–120,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–120,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Ngurah Rai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–160,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–95,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–120,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹46,000–160,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–110,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Madurai Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- 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
- irctc.co.in
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹210–1,700
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹210–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,000
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Estimated price
- ₹4,900–6,000
B Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 95 11 88 77
- Website
- bcabs.com
Cochin Coastal Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 56 07 50 00
- Website
- cochincoastalcabs.com
Kochi Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 34 30 18 15
- Website
- kochitaxi.co.in
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