✈ MEL → SEA
16H 26M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Melbourne to Seattle
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → Sea-Tac (SEA), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Seattle → Melbourne
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Seattle?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Seattle (SEA) takes about 16 hours 26 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,186 miles (13,174 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 26m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,186 mi
13,174 km · great-circle
Avg speed
802 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Seattle timezone
UTC-7
America/Los_Angeles
Time difference
-17h
17 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~11.9d
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.
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