Melbourne → Sydney
Flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) look bumpy in places today; expect some bumps near Sydney on flights leaving in the evening.
Departures every 6 hours, local time in Melbourne. Tap one for the full ride. Confidence: High for the next day, lower after that.
Takeoff – 58 min · 58 min · over the Great Dividing Range
Light bumps, the coffee ripples. Totally normal.
Flying MEL to SYD?
Add your departure time for the forecast of your exact flight.
Today's forecast shows the bumpiest parts over the Great Dividing Range and near Sydney. Most of the flight looks smooth.
Of the departures we checked today, the one leaving around 05:00 (Melbourne time) looks smoothest, with about 69% of the flight smooth.
About 1h 23m in the air for 705 km, estimated from the distance. Your airline's schedule may differ.
Forecast for passengers' peace of mind. Not for flight operations. Airlines and pilots decide. Forecast made with ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) and our own turbulence indices; route assumed to be the shortest path, flight time estimated. Overall today: bumpy in places. How it works