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WAW to MBW: distance & flight time
Warsaw (Warsaw Chopin Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne Moorabbin Airport)
9,620 mi
15,481 km · 8,359 nm
19h 20m
estimated nonstop flight time
+8h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
9,620 miles nonstop takes roughly 19h 20m 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
- WAW — Warsaw Chopin Airport · Warsaw, Poland
- MBW — Melbourne Moorabbin 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 WAW
- WMI · Modlin Airport24 mi away
- RDO · Radom Airport55 mi away
- LCJ · Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport74 mi away
- SZY · Olsztyn-Mazury Airport91 mi away
Near MBW
- MEB · Melbourne Essendon Airport20 mi away
- MEL · Melbourne International Airport25 mi away
- AVV · Avalon Airport35 mi away
- GEX · Geelong Airport45 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WAW from MBW?
The flight distance from Warsaw (WAW) to Melbourne (MBW) is 9,620 miles (15,481 km, 8,359 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WAW to MBW?
A nonstop flight takes about 19h 20m 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 WAW to MBW?
Nonstop service on WAW–MBW 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 19h 20m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Warsaw and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Warsaw.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WAW to MBW?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WAW–MBW that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WAW to MBW fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WAW–MBW 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.