There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Jaffna by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly to Jaffna
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jaffna (JAF)plane MEL - JAF
26h 44mRs 154,632–414,932Fly to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MEL - TRZ
- Take the train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
24h 49mRs 103,519–242,519Fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MEL - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
23h 42m
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 24h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which takes 24h 49m and costs Rs. 100000 - Rs. 250000.
The distance between Melbourne and Jaffna is 8575 km.
It takes approximately 26h 44m to get from Melbourne to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 1:56 PM in Melbourne and 8:26 AM in Jaffna.
There are 195+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Qantas, IndiGo Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Jaffna (JAF) 5 times a day.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Singapore Changi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–800,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Ngurah Rai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–410,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Colombo, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–440,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Colombo, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–430,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Suvarnabhumi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–650,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Jaffna via Bandar Seri Begawan, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–500,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–460,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–360,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Singapore Changi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Sydney, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–390,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Male, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–650,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–600,000
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–350,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–250,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,187
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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