Distance from Melbourne to Chennai

The distance between Melbourne, Australia and Chennai, India is 8,779 kilometers (5,455 miles).

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

From Melbourne to Chennai, the straight-line distance is 8,779 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Melbourne at 25 meters above sea level and Chennai at 14 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 14-16 hours
Jet fighter 8-10 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Melbourne, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Melbourne

Coordinates: 37.814° S 144.9633° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Essendon Airport (MEB)
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL)
  • Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW)
  • Avalon Airport (AVV)
  • Geelong Airport (GEX)
Chennai, India

Local time:

Time Zone: Asia/Kolkata

Coordinates: 13.0878° N 80.2785° E

Elevation: 14 m (46 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Chennai International Airport (MAA)
  • Tirupati Airport (TIR)
  • Pondicherry Airport (PNY)
  • Kadapa Airport (CDP)
  • Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)

Other distances from Melbourne

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Melbourne to Sydney 714 km
From Melbourne to Brisbane 1,373 km
From Melbourne to Perth 2,727 km
From Melbourne to Canberra 467 km
From Melbourne to Adelaide 655 km

Other distances from Chennai

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Chennai to Delhi 1,752 km
From Chennai to Mumbai 1,032 km
From Chennai to Bengaluru 292 km
From Chennai to Ahmedabad 1,368 km
From Chennai to Kolkata 1,353 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Melbourne and Chennai.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 8,779 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wichita, United States 8,779 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 8,779 km
Helsinki, Finland San Jose, United States 8,779 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Leeds, United Kingdom 8,780 km
Brussels, Belgium Mesa, United States 8,780 km
Dublin, Ireland Goiânia, Brazil 8,780 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Chennai, India 8,778 km
Queens, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 8,778 km
Winnipeg, Canada Recife, Brazil 8,781 km
The Bronx, United States Onitsha, Nigeria 8,781 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Seoul, South Korea 8,777 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Leeds, United Kingdom 8,777 km
Moscow, Russia Memphis, United States 8,781 km
Mexico City, Mexico Bristol, United Kingdom 8,781 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Álvaro Obregón, Mexico 8,781 km
Philadelphia, United States Benin City, Nigeria 8,777 km
London, United Kingdom Los Angeles, United States 8,777 km
Hermosillo, Mexico Reading, United Kingdom 8,781 km

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