There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Cherthala by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Cochin International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cochin International Airport (COK)plane MEL - COK
18h 53m₹20,017–57,872Fly to Trivandrum, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane MEL - TRV
- Take the bus from Kazhakkottam to Chertalabus
20h 15m₹19,222–64,682Fly to Calicut International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Calicut International Airport (CCJ)plane MEL - CCJ
- Take the train from Parpanangadi to Cherthalatrain
22h 7m₹28,882–74,302Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane MEL - CJB
- Take the bus from Coimbatore to Ernakulambus
23h 33m₹25,612–68,782Fly to Madurai, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM)plane MEL - IXM
- Take the train from Madurai Jn to Cherthalatrain
34h 3m₹26,117–79,037Fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MEL - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Dindigul Jntrain
- Take the train from Dindigul Jn to Aluvatrain
- Take the train from Aluva to Cherthalatrain
26h 28m₹24,632–71,032
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cochin International Airport (COK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cherthala is to fly and bus which costs ₹19,000 - ₹65,000 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cherthala is to fly which takes 18h 53m and costs ₹20,000 - ₹60,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Cherthala is 8949 km.
It takes approximately 18h 53m to get from Melbourne to Cherthala, including transfers.
Cherthala is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:49 PM in Melbourne and 1:19 PM in Cherthala.
There are 713+ hotels available in Cherthala.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cherthala, India?
Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cochin International Airport (COK) 5 times a day.
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–85,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–180,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Madurai via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–130,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–170,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–170,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Singapore Changi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Singapore Changi, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–90,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Colombo, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–75,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹41,000–150,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹16,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Coimbatore International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Website
- malindoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cochin International Airport via Phuket
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Calicut International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–70,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Parpanangadi to Cherthala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹490–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–850
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,400
Train from Madurai Jn to Cherthala
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹280–2,200
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹280–330
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹700–950
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,700–2,200
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Dindigul Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹140–170
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹390–490
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹500–700
- First Class (1A)
- ₹850–1,100
Train from Dindigul Jn to Aluva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹220–1,700
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹220–260
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹550–750
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹800–1,100
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,300–1,700
Train from Aluva to Cherthala
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹120–1,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹120–150
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹360–450
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹480–600
- First Class (1A)
- ₹750–1,000
- Phone
- +91 9447071021
- rsnksrtc@kerala.gov.in
- Website
- onlineksrtcswift.com
Bus from Kazhakkottam to Chertala
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹120–280
- Website
- https://onlineksrtcswift.com/
- Phone
- 080-26252625
- Website
- ksrtc.in
Bus from Coimbatore to Ernakulam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹650–900
- Schedules at
- ksrtc.in
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