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YBP to MEL: distance & flight time
Yibin (Yibin Caiba Airport) → Melbourne (Melbourne International Airport)
5,281 mi
8,499 km · 4,589 nm
10h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,281 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 49m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YBP — Yibin Caiba Airport · Yibin, China
- MEL — Melbourne International 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 YBP
- LZO · Luzhou Airport51 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport113 mi away
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport120 mi away
- CTU · Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport128 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 YBP from MEL?
The flight distance from Yibin (YBP) to Melbourne (MEL) is 5,281 miles (8,499 km, 4,589 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YBP to MEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 49m 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 Yibin and Melbourne?
Melbourne is 2 hours ahead of Yibin.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YBP to MEL?
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