✈ MEL → KIX

10H 22M FROM MELBOURNE TO OSAKA. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
10h 22m
Distance
5,020 mi
Or
8,079 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Melbourne to Osaka

From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania  →  Kansai (KIX), Japan Asia

How long is the flight from Melbourne to Osaka?

A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Osaka (KIX) takes about 10 hours 22 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,020 miles (8,079 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

10h 22m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,020 mi

8,079 km · great-circle

Avg speed

779 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Osaka timezone

UTC+9

Asia/Tokyo

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1196 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1382 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 331 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.