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MEL to WOL: distance & flight time
Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport) → Wollongong (Wollongong Airport)
395 mi
636 km · 344 nm
1h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
395 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 30m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- MEL — Melbourne International Airport · Melbourne, Australia
- WOL — Wollongong Airport · Wollongong, 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 WOL
- SYD · Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport48 mi away
- NOA · Nowra Airport30 mi away
- CDU · Camden Airport36 mi away
- BWU · Sydney Bankstown Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MEL from WOL?
The flight distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Wollongong (WOL) is 395 miles (636 km, 344 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MEL to WOL?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 cheapest way to fly from MEL to WOL?
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