There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Madurai by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Madurai
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM)plane MEL - IXM
23h 15m₹25,837–76,837Fly to Trivandrum, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trivandrum (TRV)plane MEL - TRV
- Take the bus from Chakka Bypass to Mattuthavanibus
22h 3m₹18,552–64,002Fly to Trichy International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane MEL - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Madurai Jntrain
18h 14m₹24,312–68,532Fly to Coimbatore International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB)plane MEL - CJB
- Take the train from Podanur Jn to Kudal Nagartrain
23h₹25,412–68,852
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly and bus which costs ₹18,000 - ₹65,000 and takes 22h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Madurai is to fly and train which takes 18h 14m and costs ₹24,000 - ₹70,000.
The distance between Melbourne and Madurai is 8735 km.
It takes approximately 23h 15m to get from Melbourne to Madurai, including transfers.
Madurai is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:48 PM in Melbourne and 5:18 PM in Madurai.
There are 190+ hotels available in Madurai.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Madurai, India?
SriLankan Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Madurai (IXM) twice daily.
- Website
- srilankan.com
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
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–80,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–170,000
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
- Website
- flyscoot.com
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
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
- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trichy International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–100,000
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
- Website
- goindigo.in
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
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Trivandrum via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Madurai Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₹160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹160–200
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹450–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹600–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,300
Train from Podanur Jn to Kudal Nagar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹180–220
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹500–650
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹700–900
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,100–1,500
- Phone
- 8893555000
- info@kalladatravels.com
- Website
- kalladatravels.com
Bus from Chakka Bypass to Mattuthavani
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹750–2,200
- Website
- http://www.kalladatravels.com/
- Semi Sleeper
- ₹1,200–1,500
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