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BBL to MEB: distance & flight time
Ballera (Ballera Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
735 mi
1,184 km · 639 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
735 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BBL — Ballera Airport · Ballera, Australia
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BBL
- MOO · Moomba Airport110 mi away
- XTG · Thargomindah Airport129 mi away
- TYB · Tibooburra Airport142 mi away
- WNR · Windorah Airport148 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BBL from MEB?
The flight distance from Ballera (BBL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 735 miles (1,184 km, 639 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BBL to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BBL to MEB?
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