Tokyo, Japan → Melbourne, Australia
4,422 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Tokyo to Melbourne is 8,190 km (5,089 miles). Melbourne lies roughly south of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 176° (S). It is an international route from Japan to Australia, crossing from Asia to Oceania.
Tokyo (Kanto, Japan) sits at 35.6762°N, 139.6503°E; Melbourne (Victoria, Australia) is at 37.8136°S, 144.9631°E. The initial great-circle bearing is 176° (S); 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 Tokyo and Melbourne — 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 Tokyo and Melbourne 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, Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Tokyo uses the Japanese Yen (JPY), while Melbourne uses the Australian Dollar (AUD). The primary language changes from Japanese in Tokyo to English in Melbourne.
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The straight-line distance from Tokyo to Melbourne is approximately 8,190 km (5,089 miles, 4,422 nautical miles).
Melbourne lies roughly south of Tokyo; the initial great-circle bearing is 176° (S).
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 Tokyo and Melbourne — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Melbourne (Australia/Melbourne) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Tokyo (Asia/Tokyo), 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