Flight Sydney Airport departs from Sydney Sydney Airport at 06:15 and arrives at Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 12:40.The flight has a short stop at Canberra.
The flighttime is about 6h 25m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 787 Km. So the average speed is roughly 123 Km.
The best day to arrive at Sydney is Monday and it would be best to avoid Friday, as prices are on average 91.74% higher than on Monday. (Average prices, based on 37445296 datapoints.)
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