BKK → MELBangkok to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Bangkok (BKK) to Melbourne (MEL): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 56% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes late. 1 of the 26 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 7,332 km, an estimated 9 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Bangkok and Melbourne. Updated 5 November 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

Today, BKK → MEL

Thu 5 Nov · local times
TG461Thai InternationalIn the air, 31 min late

Left BKK at 09:06, 31 min after its 08:35 slot.

Track TG461 →
  1. 08:35 TG461Thai International Left 09:06 +31 ·

Checked BKK board 10:27 · MEL board 15:18

BKK Bangkok smooth · +13
MEL Melbourne smooth · +0
7,332 km · ~9h 54m est.
dep bank 08:35–21:2525x weekly
Runs rough · 3 airlines · 25x weekly · nonstop
56% on time

of the last 25 tracked BKK → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +14 min. 1 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+14 minacross the last 24 arrivals
Flight time~9h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled3.8%recent route rate · 1 of 26

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
FinnairJetstar AirwaysThai International

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
FinnairAY57% on time

Flights AY145 18:25 daily

Jetstar AirwaysJQ

Flights JQ30 21:25 Mo Th Fr Su

Thai InternationalTG64% on time

Flights TG461 08:35 daily · TG465 18:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05TG461departed+31
11-04AY145dep +47 → arr+14
11-04TG461dep +32 → arr−11
11-04TG465dep +60 → arr+28
11-03AY145dep +60 → arr+18
11-03TG461dep +31 → arr−26
11-03TG465dep +89 → arr+58
11-02AY145dep +51 → arr+13
11-02JQ30dep +30 → arr−8
11-02TG461dep +88 → arr+31
11-02TG465dep +50 → arr+1
11-01AY145dep +82 → arr+47
11-01JQ30arrived+49
11-01TG461dep +61 → arr−3
11-01TG465dep +98 → arr+58
10-31AY145dep +78 → arr+29
10-31TG461dep +88 → arr+34
10-31TG465dep +39 → arr−22
10-30AY145dep +36 → arr−4
10-30JQ30dep +163 → arr+124
10-30TG461dep +30 → arr−18
10-30TG465dep +35 → arr−8
10-29AY145dep +53 → arr−12
10-29JQ30cancelledCNX
10-29TG461dep +65 → arr+14
10-29TG465dep +39 → arr−20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BKKBangkok +13 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ESE 6 kt Full BKK delay board →
MELMelbourne +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 9 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BKK and MEL: a 44% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Bangkok to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BKK to MEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

BKK to MEL questions

Is BKK–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BKK is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BKK–MEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:35 and evening departures around 18:20 from BKK. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BKK to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 7,332 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 548–658 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BKK–MEL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 25 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.