VA 872Sydney to Melbourne

Virgin Australia🇦🇺SYD🇦🇺MELSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Melbourne Airport

Departs

16:45

observed schedule, local to Sydney

Operates

Sun, Mon, Thu, Fri

Summer 2026 observed schedule

Distance

706 km

439 miles

Stored schedule example

1 hr 35 min

Departure (Australia/Sydney): 19 Oct 2026, 17:45; arrival (Australia/Melbourne): 19 Oct 2026, 19:20

Observations: 2 Apr to 19 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

18 sightings

Boeing 737-800 (B738) in 83% of 18 observations; also Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M).

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
QF 401	Qantas	05:00	16
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