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BFE to MEL: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,123 mi
16,291 km · 8,796 nm
20h 19m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 19m 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
- MEL — Melbourne International 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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from MEL?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,123 miles (16,291 km, 8,796 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 19m 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 MEL?
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