Melbourne, Australia → Tokyo, Japan
4,422 nautical miles · Direction: northwest
The straight-line distance from Melbourne to Tokyo is 8,190 km (5,089 miles). Tokyo lies roughly north of Melbourne; the initial great-circle bearing is 356° (N). It is an international route from Australia to Japan, crossing from Oceania to Asia.
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) sits at 37.8136°S, 144.9631°E; Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) is at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 356° (N); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~10h 44min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Melbourne and Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Melbourne and Tokyo lies at approximately 1.0698°S, 142.2697°E — the position that is an equal 4,095 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Melbourne uses the Australian Dollar (AUD), while Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY). The primary language changes from English in Melbourne to Japanese in Tokyo.
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The straight-line distance from Melbourne to Tokyo is approximately 8,190 km (5,089 miles, 4,422 nautical miles).
Tokyo lies roughly north of Melbourne; the initial great-circle bearing is 356° (N).
Estimated flight time is about 10h 44min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Melbourne and Tokyo — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo) is 1 or 2 hours behind Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances