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Cheap Flight Deals from Auckland Intl to Melbourne (AKL-MEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Auckland Intl 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.

Recent return flight deals from Auckland to Melbourne

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Auckland to Melbourne.
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20:40 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 05mdirect
23:55 - 05:30MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$418Jetstar
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Παρ, 21 Φεβ - Παρ, 28 Φεβ
20:40 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 05mdirect
23:55 - 05:30MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$423Jetstar
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Παρ, 21 Φεβ - Παρ, 28 Φεβ
20:40 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 05mdirect
23:55 - 05:30MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$425Jetstar
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Παρ, 21 Φεβ - Παρ, 28 Φεβ
21:05 - 22:55AKL-MEL
3h 50mdirect
13:40 - 19:05MEL-AKL
3h 25mdirect
$596China Airlines
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Τετ, 5 Φεβ - Τετ, 12 Φεβ
13:45 - 15:45AKL-MEL
4h 00mdirect
18:00 - 23:40MEL-AKL
3h 40mdirect
$616Air New Zealand
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Κυρ, 2 Μαρ - Παρ, 7 Μαρ
15:30 - 17:45AKL-MEL
4h 15mdirect
18:25 - 00:05MEL-AKL
3h 40mdirect
$649Air New Zealand
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Κυρ, 2 Μαρ - Σαβ, 8 Μαρ
20:35 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 10mdirect
18:30 - 00:05MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$694Qantas Airways
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Πεμ, 10 Απρ - Τρι, 15 Απρ
20:35 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 10mdirect
07:00 - 12:35MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$702Qantas Airways
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Παρ, 18 Απρ - Σαβ, 26 Απρ
20:35 - 22:45AKL-MEL
4h 10mdirect
18:30 - 00:05MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$713Emirates
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Πεμ, 17 Απρ - Παρ, 25 Απρ
15:15 - 17:25AKL-MEL
4h 10mdirect
18:30 - 00:05MEL-AKL
3h 35mdirect
$773Emirates
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Σαβ, 19 Απρ - Παρ, 25 Απρ

Flights from Auckland to Melbourne - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) back to Auckland, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Auckland to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport is August, where tickets cost $472 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $738 and $669 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Auckland to Melbourne Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of $1,000, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport, 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 on the flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$157
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from Auckland to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Auckland 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. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flights

  • How expensive is a taxi to Melbourne city?

    Melbourne Airport does not having a train line to the city, making taxis a popular transport choice. Expect to pay A$ 60 (≈ NZ$ 63) for a trip to the centre of the city in a standard taxi with room for four people. Dependent on traffic, the trip should only take approximately 30 min.

  • Where can I shop duty-free?

    Auckland Airport provides the option to complete your duty-free shopping online as early as six months before your flight, meaning you can arrive at the airport and pick up your prepaid items without wasting any time. If you’d prefer the traditional shopping experience, a large range of electronics, liquor and beauty products are available at the Melbourne Airport duty free shop.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport was $89 for a one-way ticket and $236 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    Auckland airport is called Auckland Intl and the only airport in Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is Melbourne.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Auckland and Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    There are direct flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Auckland to Melbourne, Air Tahiti Nui or China Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Auckland to Melbourne are Air Tahiti Nui and China Airlines. With an average price for the route of $939 and an overall rating of 8.8, Air Tahiti Nui is the most popular choice. China Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $700 and an overall rating of 8.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    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 from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) with an airline and back to Auckland with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) from Auckland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Auckland to Melbourne Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $293 or less one-way and $614 or less round-trip.
  • When flying from Auckland Airport (AKL) to Melbourne there are two flights routes available. You can either fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL) which is located approximately 23 km northwest of the city, or to Avalon Airport (AVV) which is 50 km southwest of the city. Flying to Melbourne Airport is generally the cheaper option and the city centre can be reached quicker, however if you are planning on heading west and exploring the Great Ocean Road, consider flying to Avalon Airport.
  • If you are flying from Auckland to Melbourne with Air New Zealand in business or first class, or have frequent flyer status with Air NZ Gold, you can access Koru Melbourne Lounge once you land. Equipped with showering facilities, work stations and a kids' zone with bean bags and children’s television programmes, the Koru lounge has everything you need to recover after your flight.
  • Free public showers are available within International Terminal 2 when you land at Melbourne Airport. Remember to bring a towel and other accessories as these services are not provided or available for hire.
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Prefer to fly direct from Auckland Intl to Melbourne?

Find which airlines fly direct from Auckland Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Auckland Intl to Melbourne

Monday

Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Air Canada, Air China, +16 more

Tuesday

Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, +17 more

Air Canada, Air China, +18 more

Wednesday

Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, +17 more

Air Canada, Air China, +18 more

Thursday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +16 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +17 more

Friday

Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, +17 more

Air Canada, Air China, +18 more

Saturday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +14 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Sunday

Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, +17 more

Air Canada, Air China, +18 more

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Direct returns

Melbourne to Auckland Intl

Monday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +15 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +16 more

Tuesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +17 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +18 more

Wednesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +17 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +18 more

Thursday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +17 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +18 more

Friday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +17 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +18 more

Saturday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +15 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +16 more

Sunday

Air China, Air New Zealand, Air Tahiti Nui, +17 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +18 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Auckland to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Auckland to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Auckland 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.
8.2
China AirlinesOverall score based on 737 reviews
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
8.3Boarding
8.0Entertainment
Airline reviews

staff are super nice and effiecient! It was a very comfortable and relaxing flight

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2025MNL - TPE
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staff are super nice and effiecient! It was a very comfortable and relaxing flight

Boarding could have been a little bit better but other than that it was a pretty good experience. I think because of the stowaway to Paris France recently they are being extra diligent about boarding passes at the gate. But they boarded the back of the plane first, and that's something I really think needs to start in the USA.

Didn't like on this return inbound flights (from Hong Kong to Vancouver) Outbound to the Hong Kong was good.

I did not take the flight, tried to cancel it right after I booked it, but was unable to reach anyone. I blame Kayak for this situation because they sent the booking through another company and I was unable to get anyone to talk to me about the situation. I had to just take the hit and pay for another flight through Cathay Pacific, which was wonderful. I will never use Kayak again. (I bet they don’t post this review!) I’ll just post about them on social media sites. I don’t want anyone to have to go through the hassle and expense I dealt with.

Airline itself is great. While food was being taken off of my tray my beer spilled which was a total accident and I wasn’t upset about that, what was frustrating was I had to ask for towels to clean up and wipe my leg. It would have been left as is if I hadn’t.

Unable to set seat assignment. Got a call from presumably “China airlines representative” but was asking for an exorbitant amount for the seat assignment. Was traveling as a family end up being assigned to different seats as a result. Will never use underpricer again.

All of the staff were very helpful, polite I was very satisfied with China Airlines The food was normal for airlines but I’m sure they could do better

Everything was efficient. Good leg room. Food was good. Staff were friendly.

I would have liked to know how to order a special meal (for medical purposes) before the flight.

Staff very friendly and helpful Everything was clean and most important on time Unfortunately let down by the quality of the food Would be very happy to use them again

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

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 entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.

Worst trip ever from the beginning to the end I will never travel with that airline again. I made a big mistake by not going with my regular schedule flight with Qatar airline. Even underpriced cheat me of my 134 dollars I paid for special seats and they kept my money and didn't pay the airline for the seats for me.

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

More organised boarding process. It was a circus. Otherwise absolutely top class flight

On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...

Good food and staff. Flights were delayed making catching the connecting one tough with no time to stretch in between

The flight we had booked was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, but we were lucky to arrive at the airport quite early and got a seat on an earlier flight. The flight was mostly nice, but there were some hefty turbulences towards Queenstown. One of the passengers behaved hysterically. It would have been great if the crew had done something to calm her.

Sitting in an aisle seat equals getting hit by food cart and spilled on multiple times Food: gross and minimalistic Crew: frumpy and kurt Sound on multiple entertainment platforms poor Not an earplug problem, system soundboard poor

Major hassle with the weight of carryon luggage Having to repack bags at airport Not an issue in most of world Ridiculous issue considering the 400 pound gentleman sitting behind us

Overall experience was poor. In general crew was polite in speaking but that was all about it. I am vegetarian so I always carry a cup noodle box with me just in case. So I pressed "CALL" button for hot water for my cup noodle on my seat and waited for 10-15 minutes but nobody came. I personally took the box and went all the way to back of the plane. When I requested stewardess to put hot water in my cup noodle she refused as it was a "safety" hazard. I told her that you always serve coffee and tea these are also hot. But she still refused. I went back to my seat and from the seat I ordered hot water and it was brought to me without any problem. I poured THAT hot water in my cup noodle and ate. I was sitting in seat 36A, which was 2nd row in economy class. After eating my noodle I took the box and went 2 rows in the front where there was a kitchen to throw it. Again the stewardess there told me she didn't have a waste bin there and asked me to go back of the plane and throw it there. Tell me if above experiences are 'ok' for your airline??

Everything very good except the sofa couch not as comfortable as expected.

Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

Would have been nice to have decaf coffee as an option, and perhaps a scone

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

I have flown Qantas multiple times in the past it seemed this flight the plane had less seat room or the seats were way less comfortable than before. Everything else was about the same. Thanks

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

Boarding was over 3 hrs late and we didn’t land until almost 1:30am

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

Headphone jacks worked poorly, seat recline was broken. Planes were rundown.

Delayed and missed connection, was not re-booked like other travelers so ended up being stuck for several hours due to no one handling my booking.

same as previous comments. i hate being on a plane that long. no problems w/anything else.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

It was very nice. I will try to fly with Qantas whenever I can.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

Flight was as expected - we got what we paid for which was a base fare

Hardly we had overweight and we were asked to pay $75. We were checked by a female and weight was alright

Unaware of charge for carry on until i got to gate

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

I like that fare is cheap but because there's no amenities whatsoever. You get what you paid for.

There's a reason why fare is cheap, no amenities.

It is what it is - nothing more, nothing less. No entertainment onboard but one kinda knows that when buying a ticket on a no frills airline. I choose Jetstar only because of price.

Plane was delayed both on arrival to Sydney and departure. We boarded the plane while it was in the process of being refuelled, which I am certain is against CASA regulations. Comfort for anyone over 6 foot is non existent.

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