There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Tamil Nādu by plane or train
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Fly to Chennai International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MEL - MAA
15h 51m₹26,016–67,806Fly to Trichy International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MEL - TRZ
16h 2m₹32,406–77,556Fly to Coimbatore International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane MEL - CJB
17h 51m₹26,951–72,036Fly to Madurai
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM)plane MEL - IXM
17h 5m₹42,941–121,941Fly to Cochin International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane MEL - COK
- Take the train from Aluva to Coimbatore Jntrain
21h 6m₹43,136–63,366
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tamil Nādu is to fly which costs ₹27,000 - ₹75,000 and takes 17h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tamil Nādu is to fly which takes 15h 51m and costs ₹26,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Tamil Nādu is 8814 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from Melbourne to Tamil Nādu, including transfers.
Tamil Nādu is 4h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:04 PM in Melbourne and 7:34 AM in Tamil Nādu.
There are 1056+ hotels available in Tamil Nādu.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tamil Nādu, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and seven other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–190,000
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
- ₹25,000–160,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–210,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–90,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
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
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
- ₹25,000–160,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹32,000–120,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chennai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹39,000–140,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–170,000
- 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
- ₹28,000–70,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–140,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Aluva to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹480–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
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