There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Chiayi by plane or train
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Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport, train
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane MEL - KHH
- Take the train from 新左營 to 嘉義train
17h 18m$279–823Fly 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 嘉義train
14h 21m$234–600Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MEL - RMQ
- Take the train from 新烏日 to 嘉義train
17h 13m$318–922Fly 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 嘉義train
21h 2m$368–1,058Fly to Chiayi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chiayi (CYI)plane MEL - CYI
21h 8m$321–973
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Chiayi is to fly and train which costs $230 - $600 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Chiayi is to fly and train which takes 14h 21m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Melbourne and Chiayi is 7308 km.
It takes approximately 17h 18m to get from Melbourne to Chiayi, including transfers.
Chiayi is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 5:37 AM in Melbourne and 2:37 AM in Chiayi.
There are 277+ hotels available in Chiayi.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Chiayi, Taiwan?
Cathay Pacific, Uni Airways, and Mandarin Airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chiayi (CYI) twice daily.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- uniair.com.tw
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chiayi via Hong Kong, Kao-Hsiung International Airport, Penghu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- 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
- $310–1,100
- Website
- cebupacificair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–800
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
- Website
- ceair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taipei Songshan Airport via Xiamen, Fuzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- railway.gov.tw
Train from 新左營 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $5–8
Train from 新烏日 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.railway.gov.tw/tra-tip-web/tip?lang=EN_US
- adult
- $4–7
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 桃園 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $27–31
- Standard
- $27–32
- Business
- $51
Train from 台北 to 嘉義
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $31–38
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $31–36
- Standard
- $32–38
- Business
- $59
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