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Flight Status at Melbourne Essendon Airport Arrivals and Departures

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Good to know

Distance to Melbourne10.9km
Distance to Southbank11.7km
Most popular destinationSydney

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Melbourne Essendon Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Melbourne Essendon Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Melbourne arrivals information

Melbourne Essendon Airport is 10.9km from the centre of Melbourne. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Melbourne Essendon Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Australia by hiring a car.

Car hire from Melbourne Essendon Airport

If you want to see more of Australia after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Melbourne Essendon Airport. Providers like East Coast have pick-up spots at MEB Arrivals – find out more here.


Melbourne Essendon Airport FAQs

Yes. There are East Coast, Budget, 86 car rental, DRIVELINE RENTAL, aucar rentals, Avis, yesaway car rental, Roo and Alamo pick-up points in or near to Melbourne Essendon Airport’s Arrivals or Departures areas.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Melbourne Essendon Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Melbourne Essendon Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Melbourne Essendon Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Melbourne Essendon Airport’s departure lounge.
Hyatt Place Melbourne Essendon Fields is the highest-rated hotel near Melbourne Essendon Airport, just 0.9km away. Other great hotels nearby include The Sebel Melbourne Moonee Ponds (4.5km from the airport), and Quest Melbourne Airport (4.6km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Melbourne Essendon Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Melbourne Essendon Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Melbourne Essendon Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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