There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Matara by plane or taxi
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Fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)MEL - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Matara
15h 3mRs 121,737–227,737Fly to Koggala
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Koggala (KCT)MEL - KCT
43h 16mRs 93,237–255,737Fly to Weerawila International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Weerawila International Airport (WRZ)MEL - WRZ
- Take the taxi from Weerawila International Airport (WRZ) to Matara
45h 6mRs 99,737–272,737
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Matara is to fly and taxi which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 15h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Matara is to fly and taxi which takes 15h 3m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 230000.
The distance between Melbourne and Matara is 8561 km.
It takes approximately 15h 3m to get from Melbourne to Matara, including transfers.
Matara is 5h 30m behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:47 PM in Melbourne and 7:17 AM in Matara.
There are 3618+ hotels available in Matara.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Matara, Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Cinnamon Air, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Koggala (KCT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–250,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport, Hatton
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Koggala via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport, Kandy
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–260,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Singapore Changi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–600,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Sydney, Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Weerawila International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Bandaranaike International Airport, Sigiriya
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–370,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–120,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
- Website
- malaysiaairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–280,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–470,000
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Estimated price
- Rs 16,000–34,000
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Lanka Sri Taxi
- Phone
- +94763222239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
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