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JQ Return flights from $151
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$151
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$155
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Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Wed 15 Jul$156
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$156
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$156
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$156
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$156
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sat 29 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sun 30 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 31 Aug$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 01 Sep$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 02 Sep$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 03 Sep$158
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Fri 04 Sep$158
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Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Mon 10 Aug$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$158
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Fri 14 Aug$158
JQ,VA Return flights from $178
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$178
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$178
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Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$178
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$178
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$180
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$181
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$181
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$185
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$197
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$198
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$198
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$199
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$199
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$199
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$202
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Wed 15 Jul$203
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sun 04 Oct$204
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Thu 16 Jul$204
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$206
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$207
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$217
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$217
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Sun 05 Jul$222
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Tue 07 Jul$222
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Sat 04 Jul$222
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$222
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$232
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct$256
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$304
Dep. Thu 11 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$345
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$410
VA Return flights from $198
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$198
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$199
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Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$199
Dep. Fri 31 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$200
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$201
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$201
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$201
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$207
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$217
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$218
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$227
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$236
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$236
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$236
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$239
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$239
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sun 04 Oct$239
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$239
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Wed 15 Jul$249
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$253
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Thu 16 Jul$257
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$257
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$258
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct$260
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Sun 05 Jul$271
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$271
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$271
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Sat 04 Jul$275
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Tue 07 Jul$276
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$278
Dep. Thu 11 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$404
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$452
JQ,QF Return flights from $215
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$215
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$216
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Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$221
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$222
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$222
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$224
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$225
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$234
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Sun 05 Jul$240
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$243
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sun 04 Oct$243
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$253
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$254
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Wed 15 Jul$255
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$255
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$256
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$258
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$263
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$265
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$276
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Tue 07 Jul$278
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Thu 16 Jul$279
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$280
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Sat 04 Jul$283
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$285
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$286
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct$293
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$302
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$314
Dep. Fri 31 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$320
Dep. Thu 11 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$430
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$541
QF,VA Return flights from $246
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$246
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$246
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Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$246
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$246
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$247
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$247
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$250
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$266
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$269
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct$285
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sun 04 Oct$286
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$293
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$299
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$299
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$299
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$300
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$300
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Wed 15 Jul$301
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$302
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$302
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$306
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$306
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$306
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Thu 16 Jul$315
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$333
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Sun 05 Jul$334
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Tue 07 Jul$334
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Sat 04 Jul$334
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$338
Dep. Thu 11 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$495
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$565
QF Return flights from $253
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$253
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$253
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Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$274
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 13 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Wed 14 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Thu 15 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sat 17 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 19 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 20 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Thu 22 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Fri 23 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sat 24 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 26 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 27 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Wed 28 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Fri 30 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sun 01 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 02 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sat 07 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sun 08 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Wed 11 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Sun 15 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 16 Nov$282
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov$282
VA,ZL Return flights from $520
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$520
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$630
QF,ZL Return flights from $572
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$572
EK Return flights from $1,481
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Thu 16 Jul$1,481
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$1,481
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Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,481
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,482
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$1,484
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Tue 11 Aug$1,492
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$1,496
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sun 04 Oct$1,515
Dep. Fri 31 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$1,521
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Mon 12 Oct$1,532
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,533
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$1,539
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,541
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$1,545
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 13 Sep$1,567
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$1,582
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$1,620
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,620
Dep. Mon 29 JunRet. Thu 16 Jul$1,626
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$1,634
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$1,638
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,647
Dep. Wed 15 JulRet. Sat 18 Jul$1,647
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Tue 21 Jul$1,664
Dep. Sun 28 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$1,672
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$1,681
Dep. Wed 01 JulRet. Tue 07 Jul$1,684
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Sat 04 Jul$1,711
Dep. Fri 03 JulRet. Sun 05 Jul$1,823
Dep. Thu 11 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,924
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,985

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

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Cheapest Sydney to Melbourne Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to Melbourne return airfares.

July 2026
$152
August 2026
$210
September 2026
$193
November 2026
$263
January 2027
$262

Average Sydney to Melbourne Return Prices

These are the average prices for Sydney to Melbourne return airfares.

July 2026
$299
August 2026
$297
September 2026
$391
October 2026
$324
November 2026
$327
December 2026
$339
January 2027
$316
February 2027
$320

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the cheapest time to travel from Sydney to Melbourne?

The cheapest month to travel is typically July.

How much do return flights from Sydney to Melbourne cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Sydney to Melbourne is $151.

What is the cheapest date to fly from Sydney to Melbourne?

Currently, the cheapest date for a return flight from Sydney to Melbourne is 08 August 2026.

What is the cheapest airline that flys from Sydney to Melbourne?

Currently, the cheapest airline that flys from Sydney to Melbourne is Jetstar.

Which airlines fly direct from Sydney to Melbourne?

IndiGo, Emirates, Jetstar, Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia fly direct.

How long does a direct flight from Sydney to Melbourne take?

The shortest direct flight usually takes 1 hours and 30 minutes.

What is the IATA airport code for Melbourne?

The IATA code for Melbourne is MEL. It is located in Australia at coordinates -37.66969, 144.8485.

When should you book flights to Melbourne?

From our data, you should book flights to Melbourne 30 days out.

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