QF 401Sydney to Melbourne

Qantas🇦🇺SYD🇦🇺MELSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Melbourne Airport

Departs

05:00

observed schedule, local to Sydney

Operates

Sun-Fri

Summer 2026 observed schedule

Distance

706 km

439 miles

Stored schedule example

1 hr 35 min

Departure (Australia/Sydney): 21 Oct 2026, 06:00; arrival (Australia/Melbourne): 21 Oct 2026, 07:35

Observations: 5 Jul to 20 Oct 2026. This period describes the flights recorded, not whether the timetable is still valid.

The route

Great circle, 706 km

706 km (439 miles) great-circle, measured between the two airports' published coordinates. The line is the shortest path over the globe, which on a flat map bows away from a straight line.

What flies it

27 sightings

Boeing 737-800 (B738).

Aircraft types we recorded on this flight. A type is never inferred from the route, so a flight we have not seen closely shows none.

Other flights on this route

5 more

Other observed flight numbers from Sydney to Melbourne
Flight	Airline	Departs	Departures seen
JQ 501	Jetstar Airways	05:00	48
JQ 523	Jetstar Airways	15:40	17
VA 872	Virgin Australia	16:45	14
QF 467	Qantas	16:45	11
JQ 525	Jetstar Airways	16:00	10

Where it goes

SYD → MELSydney to MelbourneEvery airline on this route SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportDeparture airport MELMelbourne AirportArrival airport

How these numbers are measured