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MEB to VNS: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
5,934 mi
9,550 km · 5,156 nm
12h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,934 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 6m 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
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, 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 VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEB from VNS?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEB) to Varanasi (VNS) is 5,934 miles (9,550 km, 5,156 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEB to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 6m 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 Varanasi?
Varanasi is 4.5 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEB to VNS?
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