✈ FCO → MEL

19H 47M, 9,934 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.

Flight time
19h 47m
Distance
9,934 mi
Or
15,988 km
Jet lag
8h

Flight from Rome to Melbourne

From Fiumicino (FCO), Italy Europe  →  Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania

How long is the flight from Rome to Melbourne?

A nonstop flight from Rome (FCO) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 19 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,934 miles (15,988 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

19h 47m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

9,934 mi

15,988 km · great-circle

Avg speed

808 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Rome timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Melbourne timezone

UTC+10

Australia/Melbourne

Time difference

+8h

8 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~8d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 2366 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2734 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 656 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.