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MEB to GAY: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Gaya (Gaya Airport)
5,808 mi
9,347 km · 5,047 nm
11h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,808 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.5-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- GAY — Gaya Airport · Gaya, India
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 GAY
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport59 mi away
- MZU · Muzaffarpur Airport98 mi away
- IXR · Birsa Munda Airport102 mi away
- DBD · Dhanbad Airport112 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from GAY?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Gaya (GAY) is 5,808 miles (9,347 km, 5,047 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to GAY?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 51m 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 MEB to GAY?
Nonstop service on MEB–GAY 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 11h 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Gaya?
Gaya is 4.5 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to GAY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MEB–GAY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MEB to GAY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MEB–GAY 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.