Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) distance
The great-circle distance from Melbourne to Sydney is 381 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.
Route facts
- From
Melbourne (MEL)- Time difference
- Sydney and Melbourne are on the same time
- Midpoint
- 35.85° S, 148.08° E
- Heading from MEL
- 56° northeast
- Heading from SYD
- 232° southwest
The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see MEL-SYD on the globe.
Related routes
London (LHR) to Sydney (SYD)9,190 nm
Dubai (DXB) to Sydney (SYD)6,503 nm
Singapore (SIN) to Sydney (SYD)3,398 nm
Auckland (AKL) to Sydney (SYD)1,166 nm- Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne (MEL)1,424 nm
- Brisbane (BNE) to Sydney (SYD)406 nm
- Perth (PER) to Sydney (SYD)1,770 nm
Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD)6,512 nm
Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.