R9 145 Find Cheap Flights to Melbourne

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Cheap Flights to Melbourne

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Melbourne that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Melbourne

Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 8
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11:20 - 23:35JNB-MEL
28h 15m2 stops
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7:25 - 7:40MEL-JNB
32h 15m1 stop
R15 213
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Mon, Oct 20 - Thu, Oct 30
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11:20 - 23:15JNB-MEL
26h 55m1 stop
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7:10 - 7:40MEL-JNB
33h 30m2 stops
R15 230Cathay Pacific
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Mon, Dec 15 - Thu, Jan 15
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13:45 - 5:45JNB-MEL
31h 00m1 stop
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16:10 - 15:25MEL-JNB
32h 15m1 stop
R18 945Qatar Airways
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Thu, Sep 18 - Thu, Oct 9
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18:45 - 18:50JNB-MEL
16h 05m1 stop
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7:30 - 16:15MEL-JNB
17h 45m1 stop
R19 317Qantas Airways
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Thu, Sep 18 - Thu, Oct 9
Qantas Airways Logo
18:45 - 18:35JNB-MEL
15h 50m1 stop
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7:30 - 16:15MEL-JNB
17h 45m1 stop
R19 352Qantas Airways
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Mon, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 14
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15:20 - 23:30DUR-MEL
23h 10m2 stops
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18:50 - 8:40MEL-DUR
22h 50m2 stops
R19 918South African
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Mon, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 14
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14:40 - 22:20DUR-MEL
22h 40m2 stops
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20:45 - 8:40MEL-DUR
20h 55m2 stops
R19 936South African
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Mon, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 14
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12:25 - 23:05DUR-MEL
49h 40m3 stops
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19:30 - 10:55MEL-DUR
48h 25m3 stops
R22 253Qatar Airways
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Mon, Sep 1 - Tue, Jun 16
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10:40 - 7:25CPT-MEL
36h 45m2 stops
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18:25 - 9:25MEL-CPT
23h 00m2 stops
R23 244Singapore Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Mon, Nov 3
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9:00 - 8:25CPT-MEL
38h 25m2 stops
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7:00 - 11:10MEL-CPT
37h 10m2 stops
R24 429Singapore Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Melbourne

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Melbourne to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Melbourne?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Melbourne, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 9 weeks before departure, which saves you about 30% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Melbourne?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Melbourne is Melbourne Airport (MEL), with an average flight price of R5 184.

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Cheapest flightR9 145
Flight from Johannesburg to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Melbourne based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Melbourne flights

  • Which Melbourne airport is closest to central Melbourne?

    Melbourne is served by 4 major airports. Melbourne Essendon (11 km) is the closest to the centre of Melbourne. Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is 19 km from the centre, Melbourne Moorabbin is 22 km away from the centre, and Melbourne Avalon is 50 km away from the centre.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R20 691. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R22 790 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Melbourne?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Melbourne?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Melbourne?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Melbourne?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R1 024 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 317.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Melbourne

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Melbourne flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Melbourne?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Melbourne.
Find which airlines fly direct to Melbourne, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Melbourne

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +79 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

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Direct returns

Melbourne to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +75 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +76 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +77 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +79 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +72 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +73 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, +74 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +75 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Melbourne. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Melbourne? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3317 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,8Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
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Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

2,0 MediocreDuncan, Jul 2025DXB - RUH
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Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Charged for internet that never really worked. The food selection was just ok.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. Food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

Amazing and great experience, crew was available and took great care of my parents. Food was nice and so was the service. Aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai was not so great and was a big showdown of the aircraft service

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

Both the staff at check-in counter and on board were pleasant and helpful. My chicken and mashed potato was good, sauce was tasty, but the zucchini, carrot n other accompanying vegetables were over-cooked a little. (I understand the meal has to be prepared earlier). Yet I would fly on Singapore Airlines again and recommend it to family and friends.

Excelent service and plenty of food and drinks during the flight. Flight crew very attentive to our needs. Leg room between rows are very disappointing.

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

I recently travelled with Qatar Airways from Doha to Dulles in the QSuite, and the experience was nothing short of exceptional. The QSuite truly feels like a First-Class experience, with its luxurious design, privacy, and comfort. The cabin crew, especially the lady in charge of the cabin, was remarkable—professional, attentive, and genuinely kind. The food was excellent, and the comfort of the seat was absolutely first-class, making the journey smooth and enjoyable. While the in-flight experience was outstanding, I have a few points of feedback. Firstly, the content available in the in-flight entertainment system could be expanded and upgraded to include a more diverse and updated collection. This would elevate the entertainment experience to match the premium standards of the QSuite. Secondly, regarding the Wi-Fi service: while QSuite passengers receive one hour of complimentary Wi-Fi, any additional usage requires a fee of USD 10. Considering the premium pricing of QSuite, it would be more fitting to include unlimited Wi-Fi as part of the experience, further enhancing the luxury offered to passengers. Lastly, I must highlight an issue with luggage handling. Unfortunately, my luggage did not make it through the transit, which was disappointing. While the ground crew assured me that it would be delivered to my home on the same day as it was arriving on the next flight, this promise was not fulfilled, and the delay added unnecessary inconvenience to an otherwise excellent experience. Overall, the QSuite experience was exceptional, but addressing these areas would further solidify Qatar Airways’ position as a leader in luxury air travel.

I recently travelled in Business Class with Qatar Airways, and overall, it was a pleasant experience. The cabin crew stood out for their kindness and professionalism, making the journey truly comfortable. The food exceeded expectations and was exceptional in both quality and presentation. The boarding staff was courteous, though I would like to mention that the staff member responsible for checking tickets during boarding could benefit from additional training to be more welcoming. A warm and hospitable approach would enhance the passenger experience significantly. However, one aspect of the journey was particularly frustrating. The in-flight entertainment system was disappointing, as the headphones provided did not work at all due to a loose connection. This significantly impacted the experience, especially since the flight also lacked Wi-Fi service. Addressing these issues would greatly enhance the overall travel experience. Lastly, I would suggest implementing a section-wise boarding process to streamline the boarding experience and minimise potential challenges. I appreciate the efforts Qatar Airways puts into delivering high-quality service and hope to see these improvements implemented in the future.

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

Boston to Doha was great but Doha to Dhaka was the worst experience.

My carry on bag was taken by Alaska Air as we boarded in LAX! She said there was not room. There was plenty of room. I told her that my meds and personal items were in it. She did not care. She said it would be sent to my final destination, Nairobi. Well it got to Nairobi the day I was to fly home. The handle of my bag was crushed so could not retract. So I had to remove it. I had to buy converters, malaria medication. personal items. I filled out the missing form at the Nairobi airport. I asked that it be shipped to the Kisumu airport. When it was obviously not going to make it for my time in Kenya. I asked that it be sent to John Wayne Airport. NONE of that happened. I only knew it was at Nairobi because my air tag indicated it was finally in Nairobi the day I was leaving Kenya! Now I need to purchase a new carry on bag!!!

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

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