MEL → LSTMelbourne to Launceston

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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Launceston (LST): 73 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. No cancellations were recorded across the 89 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 476 km, an estimated 1 hour 7 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Launceston. Updated 1 November 2026 at 23:18 UTC.

Today, MEL → LST

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 07:30 JQ733Jetstar Left 07:36 +6 ·
  2. 08:15 QF2071Qantas Left 08:29 +14 ·
  3. 09:40 VA1362Virgin Australia Left 09:51 +11 ·
  4. 11:30 JQ737Jetstar On scheduleGate 45 · T4 ·
  5. 11:50 QF2073Qantas On scheduleGate 25 · T1 ·
  6. 14:15 VA1368Virgin Australia On scheduleGate 12 · T3 ·

Checked MEL board 10:18

MEL Melbourne smooth · +2
LST Launceston tracking
476 km · ~1h 07m est.
dep bank 03:35–21:2073x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 73x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MEL and LST delay boards

0 of 89 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 07mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures73x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 89

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jetstar AirwaysQantas AirwaysVirgin Australia

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
Jetstar AirwaysJQ

Flights JQ733 varies daily · JQ737 11:30 daily · JQ739 varies daily · JQ743 20:00 Su

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA1362 09:40 daily · VA1368 varies daily · VA1380 21:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02JQ733departed+6
11-02QF2071departed+14
11-02VA1362departed+11
11-01JQ737departed−1
11-01JQ739departed−5
11-01JQ743departed+11
11-01QF2069departed+10
11-01QF2071departed+23
11-01QF2073departed+22
11-01QF2075departed+16
11-01VA1362departed−1
11-01VA1368departed+10
11-01VA1380departed+26
10-31JQ733departed+4
10-31JQ737departed+31
10-31JQ739departed+9
10-31QF2071departed+47
10-31QF2073departed+98
10-31QF2075departed+21
10-31VA1362departed+9
10-31VA1368departed+20
10-31VA1374departed+23
10-30JQ733departed+33
10-30JQ737departed+12
10-30JQ739departed+14
10-30QF2069departed+31
10-30QF2071departed+27
10-30QF2073departed+20
10-30QF2075departed+30
10-30QF7356departed+0
10-30TFX93departed+2
10-30VA1362departed+40
10-30VA1368departed+12
10-30VA1380departed+7
10-29JQ733departed+23
10-29JQ737departed+49
10-29JQ739departed+34
10-29QF2069departed+34
10-29QF2071departed+16
10-29QF2073departed+9

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
MELMelbourne +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NNE 11 kt Full MEL delay board →
LSTLaunceston tracking Full LST delay board →

How the Melbourne to Launceston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to LST 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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MEL to LST questions

Is MEL–LST running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MEL–LST?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:15 and evening departures around 18:50 from MEL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LST delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MEL to LST?

Great-circle distance is 476 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 64–71 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEL–LST fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 73 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.