✈ ATH → MEL
18H 30M, 9,267 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Athens to Melbourne
From Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), Greece Europe → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Athens
How long is the flight from Athens to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Athens (ATH) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 18 hours 30 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,267 miles (14,914 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 30m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,267 mi
14,914 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Athens timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Athens
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
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.
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Long-haul from Athens
Flights to Melbourne
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