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BRE to MEL: distance & flight time
Bremen (Bremen Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,102 mi
16,257 km · 8,778 nm
20h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,102 miles nonstop takes roughly 20h 16m 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
- BRE — Bremen Airport · Bremen, 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 BRE
- BRV · Bremerhaven Airport33 mi away
- WVN · Wilhelmshaven-Mariensiel Airport44 mi away
- FCN · Nordholz Naval Airbase50 mi away
- HAJ · Hannover Airport55 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 BRE from MEL?
The flight distance from Bremen (BRE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,102 miles (16,257 km, 8,778 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BRE to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 20h 16m 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 Bremen and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Bremen.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BRE to MEL?
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