Sydney–Melbourne air route

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The Sydney–Melbourne air route is one of Australia’s busiest domestic flight corridors, linking the country’s two largest cities with frequent short-haul services primarily used by business and commuter travelers.

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Sydney–Melbourne 1
Sydney–Melbourne air route canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air route
domestic flight route
alsoServedByAirport Avalon Airport
busiestStatus one of Australia’s busiest domestic air routes
one of the world’s busiest city pairs by passenger numbers
connectsCity Melbourne
Sydney
continent Oceania
country Australia
destinationAirport Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)
surface form: Melbourne Airport
distance approximately 430 miles
approximately 700 kilometres
hubForAirline Qantas at Melbourne Airport
Qantas at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
Virgin Australia
surface form: Virgin Australia at Melbourne Airport

Virgin Australia at Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
IATAAirportCodeDestination MEL
IATAAirportCodeOrigin Sydney
surface form: SYD
mainOperator Jetstar Airways
Qantas
Rex Airlines
Virgin Australia
modalCompetition Hume Highway road corridor NERFINISHED
Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor
originAirport Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
peakUsage weekday evenings
weekday mornings
primaryPassengerProfile business travellers
primaryUse business travel
commuter travel
regionServed New South Wales
Victoria
secondaryPassengerProfile leisure travellers
serviceType high-frequency
short-haul
ticketType discount fares
flexible fares
timeZoneDestination Australian Eastern Standard Time
timeZoneOrigin Australian Eastern Standard Time
transportRole connects Australia’s two largest cities by population
typicalAircraftFamily Airbus A320 family
Boeing 737
typicalAircraftType narrow-body jet
typicalCabinClasses business class
economy class
typicalFlightTime about 1 hour 25 minutes
about 1 hour 30 minutes

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Sydney–Melbourne rail corridor competesWith Sydney–Melbourne air route
XPT train route Sydney–Melbourne air route
this entity surface form: Sydney–Melbourne