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MEB to ADL: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Adelaide (Adelaide International Airport)
403 mi
649 km · 350 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
403 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 0.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- ADL — Adelaide International Airport · Adelaide, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 ADL
- PEA · Penneshaw Airport65 mi away
- KGC · Kingscote Airport78 mi away
- PPI · Port Pirie Airport122 mi away
- RMK · Renmark Airport132 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from ADL?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Adelaide (ADL) is 403 miles (649 km, 350 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to ADL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 Adelaide?
Adelaide is 0.5 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to ADL?
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