Flight Melbourne Airport departs from Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 15:55 and arrives at Sydney Sydney Airport at 09:35.The flight has a short stop at Canberra.
The flighttime is about 17h 40m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 787 Km. So the average speed is roughly 45 Km.
The best day to arrive at Melbourne is Thursday and it would be best to avoid Monday, as prices are on average 156.95% higher than on Thursday. (Average prices, based on 27923939 datapoints.)
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