Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
MEB to VAW: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Vardø (Vardø Airport, Svartnes)
9,199 mi
14,805 km · 7,994 nm
18h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-8h
time difference · heading northwest
See live MEB→VAW fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
9,199 miles nonstop takes roughly 18h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- VAW — Vardø Airport, Svartnes · Vardø, Norway
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 VAW
- VDS · Vadsø Airport34 mi away
- BJF · Båtsfjord Airport36 mi away
- KKN · Kirkenes Airport (Høybuktmoen)51 mi away
- BVG · Berlevåg Airport58 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from VAW?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Vardø (VAW) is 9,199 miles (14,805 km, 7,994 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to VAW?
A nonstop flight takes about 18h 30m 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 Vardø?
Vardø is 8 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to VAW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MEB–VAW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.