Flight distances & times between major Australian cities

Distances in air miles, not road miles. Distance by road are 10 - 30% more.


Sydney - Melbourne 440 miles/706 km; flight time 1 hour 20 min
Sydney - Brisbane 470 miles/752 km; flight time 1 hour 25 min
Sydney - Perth 2034 miles/3,274 km; flight time 4 hours 10 min
Sydney - Darwin 1958 miles/3,151 km; flight time 4 hours 40 min
Sydney - Broome 2100 miles/3,382 km; flight time 5 hours 15 min
Sydney - Cairns 1224 miles/1,970 km; flight time 3 hours 10 min

Adelaide - Perth 1316 miles/2,118 km; flight time 2 hours 40 min
Adelaide - Melbourne 400 miles/640 km; flight time 1 hour 10 min

Brisbane - Cairns 865 miles/1,391 km; flight time 2 hours 15 min

Cairns - Darwin 1040 miles/1,674 km; flight time 2 hours 30 min

Darwin - Broome (via Kununurra) 730 miles/1,172 km; flight time 2 hours 25 min
Darwin - Perth 1650 miles/2,653 km; flight time 4 hours
Darwin - Alice Springs 810 miles/1,305 km; flight time 1 hour 55 min

Alice Springs - Ayers Rock 206 miles/332 km; flight time 45 min