Melbourne to Cairns Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from Melbourne, Australia to Cairns, Australia is 2 hours 53 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between Melbourne and Cairns?

The flight distance from Melbourne (Australia) to Cairns (Australia) is 1445 miles. This is equivalent to 2325 kilometers or 1255 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to Melbourne, is Essendon Airport (MEB) and the nearest airport to Cairns, is Cairns Airport (CNS).

Melbourne - Cairns Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in Melbourne is 2024-11-22, 15:24:39 AEDT
Current local time in Cairns is 2024-11-22, 14:24:39 AEST.
Time difference between Melbourne (Australia) and Cairns (Australia) is 1 Hours.
Cairns time is 1 Hours behind Melbourne.

Melbourne to Cairns Flight Route Map

Flight map from Melbourne, Australia to Cairns, Australia is given below.
Click the map to view Melbourne to Cairns nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


Melbourne GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 37° 48' 50.8'' Longitude: E 144° 57' 47.8''
Cairns GPS Coordinates: Latitude: S 16° 55' 13.2'' Longitude: E 145° 46' 15.1''

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