✈ AMS → MEL
20H 26M, 10,276 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Amsterdam to Melbourne
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 20 hours 26 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,276 miles (16,538 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 26m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,276 mi
16,538 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.