# Distance from Bubaque (BQE) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 16,507 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,507 km / 10,257 mi / 8,913 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 150° (south southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Guinea-Bissau) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 11:24 in Bubaque, it's 21:24 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 434 ft (MEL is higher than BQE)

## Airports

### [Bubaque Airport (BQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqe-bubaque-bubaque-airport/1ef266de-e80d-6090-8606-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau
- ICAO: GGBU
- Timezone: Africa/Bissau
- Coordinates: 11.300000, -15.840000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Melbourne, Australia
- ICAO: YMML
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -37.670000, 144.840000
- Elevation: 434 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:24 in Bubaque, it's 21:24 in Melbourne.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bubaque Airport (BQE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bqe-bubaque-bubaque-airport/1ef266de-e80d-6090-8606-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)