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MEL to ADL: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Adelaide (Adelaide International Airport)
399 mi
642 km · 346 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-0.5h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
399 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- MEL — Melbourne International 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 MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 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 MEL from ADL?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Adelaide (ADL) is 399 miles (642 km, 346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to ADL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 MEL to ADL?
Nonstop service on MEL–ADL 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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Melbourne and Adelaide?
Adelaide is 0.5 hours behind Melbourne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MEL to ADL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MEL–ADL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MEL to ADL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MEL–ADL 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.