✈ DEL → MEL
12H 53M FROM DELHI TO MELBOURNE. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Delhi to Melbourne
From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Delhi to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 12 hours 53 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,332 miles (10,191 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 53m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,332 mi
10,191 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+4.5h
4h 30m ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~4.5d
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.