How To Reach Melbourne From Chennai

There are many Chennai to Melbourne flights which fly to the only international airport in Melbourne. However, they are not direct flights. Only Delhi has direct Air India flights to Melbourne. All other Indian cities have connecting flights. In the case of Chennai, the popular airlines that ferry passengers are Singapore Airlines, Air Asia, Thai Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines. Here’s how to reach Melbourne from Chennai via various transport modes.

By Air: The fastest Chennai to Melbourne flight duration is 12 hours 55 minutes. This is the daily Srilankan Airlines Chennai to Melbourne flight. This goes via Colombo, which is not the straight airway between the cities Chennai and Melbourne. Otherwise, the distance of 8780 m would have been traversed far quickly. Others are Chennai to Melbourne Air Asia, Thai Airways, Malaysia Airlines and Qantas.

By Road: It is obvious that one cannot reach from Chennai to Melbourne by the roadway. But there is excellent transportation network within Australia and in Melbourne city itself as well. There are buses and cabs available right from the airports and stations to take you to your desired destination.

By Train: There exist no railway lines between Chennai and Melbourne that one can take. However, to avail trains in travelling to Melbourne, one can either use in India to go to other cities for a better flight or take the Sydney-Melbourne or Adelaide-Melbourne train to get to the city.