✈ MEL → SYD
1H 41M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.
Flight from Melbourne to Sydney
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania
↔ Flying the other way? Sydney → Melbourne
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Sydney?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) takes about 1 hour 41 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 439 miles (706 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 41m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
439 mi
706 km · great-circle
Avg speed
421 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Sydney timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Sydney
Time difference
Same
Same time zone
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Melbourne
Nearest destinations
- Melbourne → Auckland
- Melbourne → Bali (Denpasar)
- Melbourne → Singapore
- Melbourne → Manila
- Melbourne → Kuala Lumpur
- Melbourne → Bangkok
- Melbourne → Taipei
- Melbourne → Hong Kong
- Melbourne → Shanghai
- Melbourne → Osaka
Long-haul from Melbourne
Flights to Sydney
Nearest origins
- Auckland → Sydney
- Bali (Denpasar) → Sydney
- Manila → Sydney
- Singapore → Sydney
- Kuala Lumpur → Sydney
- Taipei → Sydney
- Hong Kong → Sydney
- Bangkok → Sydney
- Osaka → Sydney
- Tokyo → Sydney