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SOB to MEB: distance & flight time
Sármellék (Sármellék International Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Essendon Airport)
9,743 mi
15,681 km · 8,467 nm
19h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,743 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 34m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SOB — Sármellék International Airport · Sármellék, Hungary
- MEB — Melbourne Essendon Airport · Melbourne, Australia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SOB
- TZR · Taszár Air Base41 mi away
- MBX · Maribor Airport71 mi away
- PEV · Pécs-Pogány Airport71 mi away
- ZAG · Zagreb Airport83 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 SOB from MEB?
The flight distance from Sármellék (SOB) to Melbourne (MEB) is 9,743 miles (15,681 km, 8,467 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SOB to MEB?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 34m 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 Sármellék and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Sármellék.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SOB to MEB?
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