Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MEB to AAC: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → El Arish (El Arish International Airport)
8,568 mi
13,789 km · 7,446 nm
17h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
See live MEB→AAC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,568 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 16m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- AAC — El Arish International Airport · El Arish, Egypt
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Near AAC
- EGH · El Gora Airport17 mi away
- GZA · Yasser Arafat International Airport29 mi away
- MIP · Ramon Air Base53 mi away
- BEV · Beersheba (Teyman) Airport54 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from AAC?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to El Arish (AAC) is 8,568 miles (13,789 km, 7,446 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to AAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 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 Melbourne and El Arish?
El Arish is 7 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to AAC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MEB–AAC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.