GateConnections

Connecting at Melbourne

Pick your two flights to see how much time that connection had between the gates on each of its last 10 days.

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Time between the gates, by time on the timetable

TypicallyThe shortest 1 in 10 had this or less

25 to 44 min on the timetable

Typically 33 min between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 min or less. 11,397 connections

45 to 59 min on the timetable

Typically 50 min between the gates; 1 in 10 had 20 min or less. 9,094 connections

1 h to 1 h 14 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 05 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 36 min or less. 8,043 connections

1 h 15 to 1 h 29 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 20 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 48 min or less. 7,446 connections

1 h 30 to 1 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 43 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 09 or less. 14,897 connections

2 h to 2 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 2 h 28 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 48 or less. 27,360 connections

3 h to 4 h on the timetable

Typically 3 h 31 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 2 h 49 or less. 26,949 connections

105,186 connections, 11 Oct to 7 Nov 2026, on partner airlines. Between the gates: the first plane reaching its gate to the second leaving its gate; boarding closes before that, so ask your airline when. Airlines sell a connection only when it is at least the airport’s minimum connection time, a figure for booking: these are the times connections then had.

More or less than the timetable

24% of connections had 15 min or more less than the timetable.

Typically 1 min more than the timetable.

Busiest connections

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Brisbane382 connectionsBrisbane to Sydney Kingsford Smith377 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Adelaide232 connectionsPerth to Sydney Kingsford Smith221 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Perth198 connectionsAdelaide to Sydney Kingsford Smith191 connectionsCanberra to Sydney Kingsford Smith173 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Gold Coast150 connectionsGold Coast to Sydney Kingsford Smith147 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Canberra138 connectionsBrisbane to Adelaide121 connectionsBrisbane to Perth120 connections

By the hour you land

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By where you fly in from

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Flights in from 70 places

AdelaideAucklandBangkokBrisbaneBurnieCairnsCanberraChristchurchDarwinDevonportDubaiGold CoastHamiltonHo Chi Minh CityHobartHong KongKuala LumpurKutaLauncestonLos AngelesMerimbulaMilduraMount GambierPerthQueenstownSingaporeSunshine CoastSydney (WSI)Sydney Kingsford SmithWilliamtown
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Flights out to 70 places

AdelaideAucklandBangkokBrisbaneBurnieCairnsCanberraChristchurchDarwinDevonportGold CoastHo Chi Minh CityHobartHong KongKuala LumpurKutaLauncestonLos AngelesMilduraMount GambierNadiNew DelhiPerthQueenstownSingaporeSunshine CoastSydney (WSI)Sydney Kingsford SmithWellingtonWilliamtown
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Abu DhabiAlice SpringsAyers RockBallinaBandar Seri BegawanBeijingBusseltonChengduCoffs HarbourColomboDallas-Fort WorthDohaDubaiDubboGuangzhouHaikouHamiltonHangzhouHanoiHervey BayJakartaKingMaleManilaMerimbulaNanjingPhuketPort MoresbyProserpineQingdaoSan FranciscoSantiago de ChileShanghaiShenzhenTaipeiTokyoTownsvilleWagga WaggaWhitemarkXiamen

Other airports in Asia and Pacific

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Statistics from past flights, not live flight information. Always check times and your connection with your airline, and don’t base travel or booking decisions on these numbers.