There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Thailand by plane, tram, 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 Suvarnabhumi Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)plane MEL - BKK
12h 25m฿7,722–20,722Fly to Don Mueang International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Don Mueang International Airport (DMK)plane MEL - DMK
14h 18m฿7,176–17,681Fly to Hat Yai
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hat Yai (HDY)plane MEL - HDY
14h 35m฿10,222–19,722Fly to Udon Thani International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Udon Thani International Airport (UTH)plane MEL - UTH
14h 7m฿14,792–34,832Fly to Chiang Mai International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX)plane MEL - CNX
15h 18m฿9,682–20,682Fly to Alor Setar, tram, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Alor Setar (AOR)plane MEL - AOR
- Take the tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besartram
- Take the train from Padang Besar to Hat Yaitrain
17h 42m฿7,847–21,152
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Thailand is to fly which costs ฿10000 - ฿20000 and takes 14h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Thailand is to fly which takes 12h 25m and costs ฿7500 - ฿21000.
The distance between Melbourne and Thailand is 7386 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Melbourne to Thailand, including transfers.
Thailand is 4h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:02 PM in Melbourne and 12:02 PM in Thailand.
There are 5709+ hotels available in Thailand.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Thailand?
Jetstar, Finnair, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) hourly.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–35,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Adelaide, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–43,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–55,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–43,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–22,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–31,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Udon Thani International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14,000–34,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13,000–32,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–27,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿11,000–40,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–33,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,500–26,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–21,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–38,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–18,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hat Yai via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–20,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–23,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–29,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Alor Setar via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,000–24,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿6,000–20,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿6,500–17,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿9,500–25,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiang Mai International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿12,000–38,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Don Mueang International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,500–29,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿8,000–19,000
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿7,000–19,000
- Phone
- +603 - 9779 1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTMB
Tram from Anak Bukit to Padang Besar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ฿14–150
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿14–20
- Express
- ฿100–150
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ฿11–140
- Website
- KTMB
- Shuttle
- ฿11–16
- Express
- ฿95–140
- Phone
- 1690
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.co.th
Train from Padang Besar to Hat Yai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ฿15–900
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Website
- railway.co.th
- 1st Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿600–900
- 3rd Class (Seat)
- ฿95–120
- 2nd Class (Air-Conditioned Berth)
- ฿15–20
- 2nd Class (Air-conditioned Seat)
- ฿250–280
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