✈ ATL → MEL

19H 19M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.

Flight time
19h 19m
Distance
9,688 mi
Or
15,592 km
Jet lag
14h

Flight from Atlanta to Melbourne

From Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America  →  Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania

↔ Flying the other way? Melbourne → Atlanta

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Melbourne?

A nonstop flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 19 hours 19 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,688 miles (15,592 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 19m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,688 mi

15,592 km · great-circle

Avg speed

807 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Atlanta timezone

UTC-4

America/New_York

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Time difference

+14h

14 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~14d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2308 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2666 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 639 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.