✈ MEL → TLV
17H 7M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Melbourne to Tel Aviv
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Tel Aviv?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Tel Aviv (TLV) takes about 17 hours 7 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,538 miles (13,741 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 7m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,538 mi
13,741 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.