Distance from Soweto to Melbourne

The distance between Soweto, South Africa and Melbourne, Australia is 10,355 kilometers (6,434 miles).

Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

From Soweto to Melbourne, the straight-line distance is 10,355 kilometers, heading southeast. Soweto is situated at an altitude of 1,632 meters above sea level, while Melbourne is at 25 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Airplane 16-18 hours
Jet fighter 10-12 hours
Speed Time
300 km/h
Soweto, South Africa

Local time:

Time Zone: Africa/Johannesburg

Coordinates: 26.2678° S 27.8585° E

Elevation: 1,632 m (5,354 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Rand Airport (QRA)
  • Lanseria International Airport (HLA)
  • O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
  • Grand Central Airport (GCJ)
  • Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)
Melbourne, Australia

Local time:

Time Zone: Australia/Melbourne

Coordinates: 37.814° S 144.9633° E

Elevation: 25 m (82 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Essendon Airport (MEB)
  • Melbourne Airport (MEL)
  • Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW)
  • Avalon Airport (AVV)
  • Geelong Airport (GEX)

Other distances from Soweto

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Soweto to Johannesburg 20 km
From Soweto to Cape Town 1,243 km
From Soweto to Pretoria 67 km
From Soweto to Durban 505 km
From Soweto to Port Elizabeth 880 km

Other distances from Melbourne

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Melbourne to Sydney 714 km
From Melbourne to Brisbane 1,373 km
From Melbourne to Perth 2,727 km
From Melbourne to Canberra 467 km
From Melbourne to Adelaide 655 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between Soweto and Melbourne.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Bogotá, Colombia Minsk, Belarus 10,355 km
Puebla, Mexico Budapest, Hungary 10,355 km
Kyiv, Ukraine Bucaramanga, Colombia 10,356 km
Brampton, Canada Tokyo, Japan 10,354 km
Rome, Italy Asunción, Paraguay 10,353 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Budapest, Hungary 10,353 km
Moscow, Russia Barranquilla, Colombia 10,357 km
Santiago, Chile Seattle, United States 10,353 km
Córdoba, Argentina Bilbao, Spain 10,357 km
Valencia, Spain Shenzhen, China 10,353 km
Reynosa, Mexico Kumasi, Ghana 10,353 km
Dublin, Ireland Salta, Argentina 10,358 km
Budapest, Hungary Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 10,358 km
San Jose, United States São Paulo, Brazil 10,358 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Porto Alegre, Brazil 10,352 km
New South Memphis, United States Port Harcourt, Nigeria 10,351 km
San Francisco, United States Curitiba, Brazil 10,351 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Kano, Nigeria 10,351 km

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