✈ IST → MEL
ISTANBUL → MELBOURNE: 18H 11M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Istanbul to Melbourne
From Istanbul Airport (IST), Turkey Europe → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Istanbul
How long is the flight from Istanbul to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Istanbul (IST) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 18 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,097 miles (14,640 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,097 mi
14,640 km · great-circle
Avg speed
805 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Istanbul timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Istanbul
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 Istanbul
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