✈ MEL → BOM
12H 25M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Melbourne to Mumbai
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Chhatrapati Shivaji (BOM), India Asia
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Mumbai?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Mumbai (BOM) takes about 12 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,093 miles (9,806 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 25m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,093 mi
9,806 km · great-circle
Avg speed
789 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Mumbai timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Time difference
-4.5h
4h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~3.2d
Westward — easier
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.