Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Melbourne to Alice Springs. While takeoff offers suburban and range views from the right, the landing approach provides more dramatic and distinctive scenery. The MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Springs valley present stronger visual contrast and geological interest than Melbourne's departure. Left-side seats capture the flight's most memorable landscape.

During takeoff from Melbourne Essendon (MEB), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats capture the Dandenong Ranges and Melbourne's urban sprawl spreading eastward. The aircraft climbs northwestward out of Essendon, so right-side passengers see the forested ridgelines and suburban grid expanding toward the horizon. Notable sights include: Dandenong Ranges (forested ridge system southeast of airport), Melbourne CBD skyline (distant, southwest), Port Phillip Bay shoreline (western edge), suburban sprawl of outer Melbourne (eastern and southern quadrants).

When landing at Alice Springs (ASP), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats offer views of the MacDonnell Ranges and Alice Springs township during descent. The aircraft approaches from the south, so left-side passengers see the dramatic red ridgelines and the town nestled in the valley below. Notable sights include: MacDonnell Ranges (prominent east-west trending red ridges), Alice Springs township (small urban cluster in central valley), Finke River valley (broad sandy depression), surrounding spinifex desert plains.

The flight from Melbourne Essendon (MEB) to Alice Springs (ASP) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses central Victoria's volcanic plains and then transitions into the semi-arid interior. Notable features include the Grampians (western Victoria, visible to the left during early cruise), the Murray River valley (northern Victoria, visible as a linear feature), and the transition into South Australia's mallee scrubland. As the aircraft approaches Alice Springs, the landscape becomes increasingly arid with scattered salt lakes and spinifex desert dominating the terrain.