Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RAL to MEB: distance & flight time
Riverside (Riverside Municipal Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
7,974 mi
12,833 km · 6,929 nm
16h 6m
estimated nonstop flight time
+17h
time difference · heading southwest
See live RAL→MEB fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,974 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 6m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- RAL — Riverside Municipal Airport · Riverside, United States
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
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 RAL
- ONT · Ontario International Airport11 mi away
- CNO · Chino Airport11 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport12 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport55 mi away
Near MEB
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport20 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RAL from MEB?
The flight distance from Riverside (RAL) to Melbourne (MEB) is 7,974 miles (12,833 km, 6,929 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RAL to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 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 Riverside and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 17 hours ahead of Riverside.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RAL to MEB?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RAL–MEB that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.