✈ MEL → ZRH
20H 11M, 10,146 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Melbourne to Zurich
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Zurich → Melbourne
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Zurich?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Zurich (ZRH) takes about 20 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,146 miles (16,328 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,146 mi
16,328 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
Time difference
-8h
8 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~5.6d
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.
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