There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Tainan 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
15h 7m$362–875Fly 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 台南train
14h 34m$312–614Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MEL - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台南train
17h 7m$421–946Fly to Taipei Songshan Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taipei Songshan Airport (TSA)plane MEL - TSA
- Take the train from 台北 to 台南train
21h 13m$418–1,269
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tainan is to fly and train which costs $310 - $650 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tainan is to fly and train which takes 14h 34m and costs $310 - $650.
The distance between Melbourne and Tainan is 7247 km.
It takes approximately 15h 7m to get from Melbourne to Tainan, including transfers.
Tainan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:09 AM in Melbourne and 6:09 AM in Tainan.
There are 749+ hotels available in Tainan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tainan, Taiwan?
Cathay Pacific, Vietnam Airlines, and eight other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Hong Kong, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- 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
- $320–900
- 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
- $370–850
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–900
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,100
Train from 桃園 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $33–38
- Standard
- $30–40
- Business
- $62
Train from 台中 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–22
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $18–21
- Standard
- $18–22
- Business
- $37
Train from 台北 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $38–43
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $69
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