✈ LAX → MEL
15H 56M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne
From LAX (LAX), USA North America → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 15 hours 56 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,927 miles (12,758 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
15h 56m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,927 mi
12,758 km · great-circle
Avg speed
800 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Los Angeles timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Time difference
+17h
17 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~17d
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.