✈ MEL → MAN
20H 56M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Melbourne to Manchester
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Manchester Airport (MAN), United Kingdom Europe
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Manchester?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Manchester (MAN) takes about 20 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,537 miles (16,958 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,537 mi
16,958 km · great-circle
Avg speed
810 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Manchester timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Time difference
-9h
9 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.3d
Westward — easier
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.