Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
TKS to MEL: distance & flight time
Tokushima (Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
5,005 mi
8,054 km · 4,349 nm
10h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading south
See live TKS→MEL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,005 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 17m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TKS — Tokushima Airport/JMSDF Air Base · Tokushima, Japan
- MEL — Melbourne International 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 TKS
- TAK · Takamatsu Airport34 mi away
- KIX · Kansai International Airport42 mi away
- UKB · Kobe Airport49 mi away
- SHM · Nanki Shirahama Airport54 mi away
Near MEL
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport5 mi away
- MBW · Melbourne Moorabbin Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport32 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TKS from MEL?
The flight distance from Tokushima (TKS) to Melbourne (MEL) is 5,005 miles (8,054 km, 4,349 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TKS to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 17m 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 Tokushima and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 1 hour ahead of Tokushima.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TKS to MEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TKS–MEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.