# Distance from Batumi (BUS) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 13,652 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,652 km / 8,483 mi / 7,372 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 114° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Georgia) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 10:36 in Batumi, it's 16:36 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 329 ft (MEL is higher than BUS)

## Airports

### [Batumi International Airport (BUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bus-batumi-batumi-international-airport/1ef266df-e546-62b6-816b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Batumi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGSB
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 41.610000, 41.600000
- Elevation: 105 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 10:36 in Batumi, it's 16:36 in Melbourne.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Batumi International Airport (BUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bus-batumi-batumi-international-airport/1ef266df-e546-62b6-816b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)