✈ ZRH → MEL
20H 11M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Zurich to Melbourne
From Zurich Airport (ZRH), Switzerland Europe → Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania
How long is the flight from Zurich to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Melbourne (MEL) takes about 20 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 10,146 miles (16,328 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
20h 11m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
10,146 mi
16,328 km · great-circle
Avg speed
809 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Zurich timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Zurich
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.