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FLS to MEB: distance & flight time
Flinders Island (Flinders Island Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
233 mi
375 km · 202 nm
1h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
233 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 5m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FLS — Flinders Island Airport · Flinders Island, 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 FLS
- LST · Launceston Airport108 mi away
- DPO · Devonport Airport111 mi away
- BWT · Wynyard Airport134 mi away
- SXE · West Sale Airport149 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 FLS from MEB?
The flight distance from Flinders Island (FLS) to Melbourne (MEB) is 233 miles (375 km, 202 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FLS to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 5m 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 FLS to MEB?
Nonstop service on FLS–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 1h 5m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FLS to MEB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FLS–MEB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FLS to MEB fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FLS–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.