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BFE to MBW: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport)
10,147 mi
16,330 km · 8,817 nm
20h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,147 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 22m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin 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 BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from MBW?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Melbourne (MBW) is 10,147 miles (16,330 km, 8,817 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to MBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 22m 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 time difference between Bielefeld and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to MBW?
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