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CCL to MEB: distance & flight time
Chinchilla (Chinchilla Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
827 mi
1,330 km · 718 nm
2h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
827 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 16m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CCL — Chinchilla Airport · Chinchilla, 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 CCL
- KGY · Kingaroy Airport77 mi away
- XTO · Taroom Airport81 mi away
- OKY · Oakey Airport82 mi away
- WTB · Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport90 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 CCL from MEB?
The flight distance from Chinchilla (CCL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 827 miles (1,330 km, 718 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CCL to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 16m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from CCL to MEB?
Nonstop service on CCL–MEB depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Chinchilla and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 1 hour ahead of Chinchilla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CCL to MEB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CCL–MEB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some CCL to MEB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain CCL–MEB tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.