Flight Melbourne Airport departs from Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 20:45 and arrives at Perth Perth Airport at 22:10.
The flighttime is about 3h 25m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 3233 Km. So the average speed is roughly 946 Km.
There is an 2 hour time difference between Melbourne and Perth
The best day to arrive at Melbourne is Wednesday and it would be best to avoid Thursday, as prices are on average 179.75% higher than on Wednesday. (Average prices, based on 497265 datapoints.)
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