Flight Melbourne Airport departs from Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 18:30 and arrives at Sydney Sydney Airport at 19:55.
The flighttime is about 1h 25m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 787 Km. So the average speed is roughly 556 Km.
The best day to arrive at Melbourne is Wednesday and it would be best to avoid Tuesday, as prices are on average 54.81% higher than on Wednesday. (Average prices, based on 29721923 datapoints.)
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