There are 3 ways to get from Melbourne to Tainan by plane or train
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Fly to Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane MEL - KHH
16h 7m$286–818Fly 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 台南train
14h 34m$240–542Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane MEL - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 台南train
16h 57m$354–940
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Tainan is to fly and train which costs $240 - $550 and takes 14h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Tainan is to fly and train which takes 14h 34m and costs $240 - $550.
The distance between Melbourne and Tainan is 7247 km.
It takes approximately 16h 7m to get from Melbourne to Tainan, including transfers.
Tainan is 3h behind Melbourne. It is currently 11:55 AM in Melbourne and 8:55 AM in Tainan.
There are 780+ hotels available in Tainan.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Tainan, Taiwan?
Cathay Pacific, Vietjet Air, and six other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
- 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
- $270–800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- 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
- $300–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- 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
- $430–1,500
- 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
- $290–1,100
- Website
- hkairlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- mandarin-airlines.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Taichung Airport via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- 4266-3000
- Website
- en.thsrc.com.tw
Train from 桃園 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $35–39
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $64
Train from 台中 to 台南
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Website
- https://en.thsrc.com.tw/
- Non-Reserved
- $19–22
- Standard
- $19–23
- Business
- $38
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