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LGB to MBW: distance & flight time
Long Beach (Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport)
7,932 mi
12,765 km · 6,892 nm
16h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
7,932 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 1m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LGB — Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport · Long Beach, United States
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin 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 LGB
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport17 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport11 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field11 mi away
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport13 mi away
Near MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LGB from MBW?
The flight distance from Long Beach (LGB) to Melbourne (MBW) is 7,932 miles (12,765 km, 6,892 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LGB to MBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 1m 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 LGB to MBW?
Nonstop service on LGB–MBW 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 16h 1m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Long Beach and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 17 hours ahead of Long Beach.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LGB to MBW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LGB–MBW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LGB to MBW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LGB–MBW 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.