✈ AUH → MEL
ABU DHABI → MELBOURNE IN 14H 37M. CONSIDER BUSINESS CLASS. NO, REALLY.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 14 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,240 miles (11,651 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,240 mi
11,651 km · great-circle
Avg speed
797 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Abu Dhabi timezone
UTC+4
Asia/Dubai
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+6h
6 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~6d
Eastward — worse
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.