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BVE to MEL: distance & flight time
Brive (Brive Souillac Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
10,488 mi
16,878 km · 9,114 nm
21h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
10,488 miles nonstop takes roughly 21h 2m 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
- BVE — Brive Souillac Airport · Brive, France
- 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 BVE
- PGX · Périgueux-Bassillac Airport34 mi away
- AUR · Aurillac Airport47 mi away
- ZAO · Cahors-Lalbenque Airport48 mi away
- EGC · Bergerac-Roumanière 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 BVE from MEL?
The flight distance from Brive (BVE) to Melbourne (MEL) is 10,488 miles (16,878 km, 9,114 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BVE to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 21h 2m 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 Brive and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Brive.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BVE to MEL?
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