Melbourne is 2-3 hours ahead of Perth. Melbourne uses Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT, UTC+10/+11) while Perth uses Australian Western Standard Time (AWST, UTC+8). During standard time, Melbourne is 2 hours ahead; during daylight saving time, Melbourne is 3 hours ahead.
Perth does not observe daylight saving time, while Victoria does, so the difference varies seasonally.
Best calling time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM Melbourne time. This corresponds to 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM in Perth during standard time, or 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM in Perth during DST.
Melbourne and Perth are Australia's second and fourth largest cities respectively. Despite the distance (about 3,400 km by air), there are strong business connections. Direct flights take about 4 hours.