# Distance from Funafuti (FUN) to Melbourne (MEL)

> 4,730 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,730 km / 2,939 mi / 2,554 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 221° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Tuvalu) → Australia
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 14:18 in Funafuti, it's 12:18 in Melbourne)
- **Elevation difference**: 434 ft (MEL is higher than FUN)

## Airports

### [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Funafuti, Tuvalu
- ICAO: NGFU
- Timezone: Pacific/Funafuti
- Coordinates: -8.530000, 179.200000
- 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 14:18 in Funafuti, it's 12:18 in Melbourne.

## Related

- [Funafuti International Airport (FUN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fun-funafuti-funafuti-international-airport/1ef266df-7080-6486-91e4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)