What is the distance from Sydney to Melbourne?

The great-circle distance from Sydney to Melbourne is 439 miles (706 km).

What is the time difference between Sydney and Melbourne?

Sydney and Melbourne are in the same time zone.

How much CO₂ does a flight from Sydney to Melbourne produce?

A nonstop flight from Sydney to Melbourne emits about 110 kg of CO₂ per economy passenger — roughly 3.8× the emissions of an equivalent train trip.

✈ SYD → MEL

1H 41M FROM SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE. PACK A BOOK YOU WON'T FINISH.

Flight time: 1h 41m

Distance: 439 mi

Or: 706 km

Jet lag: None

Flight from Sydney to Melbourne

From Kingsford Smith (SYD), Australia Oceania → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Sydney

How long is the flight from Sydney to Melbourne?

A nonstop flight from Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL) 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

Sydney timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Sydney

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 110 kg CO₂

🚗 Car (alone) 121 kg CO₂

🚆 Train 29 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.

1H 41M FROM SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE. PACK A BOOK YOU WON'T FINISH.

Flight from Sydney to Melbourne

How long is the flight from Sydney to Melbourne?

Time zones & jet lag

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Flights from Sydney

Nearest destinations

Long-haul from Sydney

Flights to Melbourne

Nearest origins

Long-haul to Melbourne