# Distance from Melbourne (MEL) to Bergen Op Zoom (WOE)

> 16,585 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,585 km / 10,306 mi / 8,955 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 79° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Netherlands
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Europe
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 07:29 in Melbourne, it's 23:29 in Bergen Op Zoom)
- **Elevation difference**: 371 ft (WOE is lower than MEL)

## Airports

### [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

### [Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/woe-bergen-op-zoom-woensdrecht-air-base/1ef266de-c70d-6016-bf8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bergen Op Zoom, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHWO
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 51.450000, 4.340000
- Elevation: 63 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 07:29 in Melbourne, it's 23:29 in Bergen Op Zoom.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Melbourne International Airport (MEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mel-melbourne-melbourne-international-airport/1ef266e0-1368-61f8-bfbc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/woe-bergen-op-zoom-woensdrecht-air-base/1ef266de-c70d-6016-bf8b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)