QF 478Melbourne to Sydney

Qantas🇦🇺MEL🇦🇺SYDMelbourne Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Departs

17:10

observed schedule, local to Melbourne

Operates

Wed-Mon

Summer 2026 observed schedule

Distance

706 km

439 miles

Stored schedule example

1 hr 30 min

Departure (Australia/Melbourne): 21 Oct 2026, 18:10; arrival (Australia/Sydney): 21 Oct 2026, 19:40

Observations: 9 Aug to 21 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

21 sightings

Boeing 737-800 (B738) in 81% of 21 observations; also Airbus A321LR/XLR neo (A21N).

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

6 more

Other observed flight numbers from Melbourne to Sydney
Flight	Airline	Departs	Departures seen
JQ 500	Jetstar Airways	05:00	49
QF 468	Qantas	15:45	22
QF 434	Qantas	09:00	20
VA 833	Virgin Australia	10:00	18
QF 476	Qantas	16:45	12
QF 1514	Qantas	05:00	11

Where it goes

MEL → SYDMelbourne to SydneyEvery airline on this route MELMelbourne AirportDeparture airport SYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportArrival airport

How these numbers are measured