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. 11,285 connections

45 to 59 min on the timetable

Typically 51 min between the gates; 1 in 10 had 18 min or less. 9,252 connections

1 h to 1 h 14 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 06 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 34 min or less. 8,050 connections

1 h 15 to 1 h 29 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 20 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 46 min or less. 7,415 connections

1 h 30 to 1 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 1 h 43 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 07 or less. 14,920 connections

2 h to 2 h 59 on the timetable

Typically 2 h 28 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 1 h 47 or less. 27,388 connections

3 h to 4 h on the timetable

Typically 3 h 31 between the gates; 1 in 10 had 2 h 48 or less. 26,954 connections

105,264 connections, 18 Oct to 14 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

25% of connections had 15 min or more less than the timetable.

Typically 1 min more than the timetable.

Busiest connections

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Brisbane398 connectionsBrisbane to Sydney Kingsford Smith332 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Adelaide216 connectionsPerth to Sydney Kingsford Smith192 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Perth183 connectionsAdelaide to Sydney Kingsford Smith174 connectionsCanberra to Sydney Kingsford Smith163 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Gold Coast151 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Canberra128 connectionsSydney Kingsford Smith to Hobart127 connectionsGold Coast to Sydney Kingsford Smith126 connectionsPerth to Brisbane115 connections

By the hour you land

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By where you fly in from

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Flights in from 69 places

AdelaideAucklandBangkokBrisbaneBurnieCairnsCanberraChristchurchDarwinDevonportGold CoastHo Chi Minh CityHobartHong KongKingKuala LumpurKutaLauncestonLos AngelesMilduraMount GambierNadiNew DelhiPerthQueenstownSingaporeSunshine CoastSydney (WSI)Sydney Kingsford SmithWilliamtown
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Abu DhabiAlice SpringsAyers RockBallinaBandar Seri BegawanBeijingBusseltonChengduCoffs HarbourColomboDallas-Fort WorthDohaDubaiDubboGuangzhouHaikouHamiltonHangzhouHanoiHervey BayHonoluluJakartaManilaMerimbulaNanjingPhuketProserpineQingdaoSan FranciscoSantiago de ChileSeletarShanghaiShenzhenTaipeiTokyoTownsvilleWagga WaggaWellingtonXiamen

Flights out to 68 places

AdelaideAucklandBangkokBrisbaneBurnieCairnsCanberraChristchurchDarwinDevonportGold CoastHo Chi Minh CityHobartHong KongKingKuala LumpurKutaLauncestonLos AngelesMilduraMount GambierNadiPerthQueenstownSingaporeSunshine CoastSydney (WSI)Sydney Kingsford SmithWellingtonWilliamtown
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Abu DhabiAlice SpringsAyers RockBallinaBandar Seri BegawanBeijingBusseltonChengduCoffs HarbourColomboDallas-Fort WorthDohaDubaiDubboGuangzhouHaikouHamiltonHangzhouHanoiHervey BayJakartaManilaMerimbulaNanjingNew DelhiPhuketPort MoresbyProserpineQingdaoSan FranciscoSantiago de ChileShanghaiShenzhenTaipeiTokyoTownsvilleWagga WaggaXiamen

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.