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JQ Return flights from $444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$444
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Mon 10 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Sat 15 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Sun 16 Aug$444
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 10 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Mon 27 Jul$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sat 15 Aug$444
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Sun 16 Aug$444
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$444
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$444
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Fri 31 Jul$444
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Sat 01 Aug$444
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$444
JQ,NZ Return flights from $523
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$523
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$523
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Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$547
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$561
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$566
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$566
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$583
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$597
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$603
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$604
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$641
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$664
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$666
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$756
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$759
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$876
JQ,QF Return flights from $531
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$531
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$584
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Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$590
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$596
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$596
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$599
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$613
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$615
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$620
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$639
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$657
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$667
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$675
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$712
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$716
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$724
EK,JQ Return flights from $548
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$548
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$569
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$580
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$594
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$601
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$602
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$612
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$614
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$631
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$639
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$656
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$666
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$667
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$723
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$723
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$820
NZ Return flights from $548
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$548
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$589
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Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$635
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$649
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$649
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$680
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$683
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$683
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$697
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$712
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$717
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$750
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$768
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$877
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$880
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$900
JQ,VA Return flights from $563
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$563
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$577
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$642
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$655
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$664
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$670
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$680
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$693
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$694
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$697
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$718
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$766
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$773
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$802
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$834
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$926
JQ,TN Return flights from $612
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$612
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$614
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Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$635
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$638
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$655
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$665
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$669
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$675
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$677
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$688
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$690
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$724
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$731
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$749
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$750
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$826
NZ,QF Return flights from $619
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$619
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$634
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$671
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$671
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$684
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$700
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$702
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$704
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$710
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$717
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$738
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$764
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$765
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$767
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$845
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$845
NZ,VA Return flights from $619
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$619
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$636
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$699
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$713
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$717
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$735
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$737
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$739
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$747
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$752
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$753
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$780
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$798
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$913
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$913
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$975
EK,NZ Return flights from $624
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$624
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$635
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$669
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$676
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$683
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$686
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$694
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$703
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$711
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$719
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$723
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$754
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$755
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$835
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$836
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$853
JQ,VS Return flights from $629
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$629
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$633
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Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$702
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$711
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$784
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$801
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,018
QF,VA Return flights from $629
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$629
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$653
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Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$713
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$714
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$723
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$723
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$734
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$738
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$740
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$769
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$782
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$787
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$812
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$842
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$869
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$869
EK,VA Return flights from $633
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$633
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$649
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Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$711
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$712
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$720
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$720
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$731
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$734
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$737
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$766
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$772
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$784
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$832
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$853
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$853
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$901
NZ,TN Return flights from $668
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$668
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$673
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$718
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$728
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$733
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$735
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$738
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$744
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$753
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$762
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$770
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$836
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$837
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$837
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$838
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Sat 02 Jan$856
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $669
Dep. Thu 27 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep$669
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$709
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Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Sat 05 Dec$723
Dep. Sat 25 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$725
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Mon 03 Aug$738
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Sat 19 Sep$751
Dep. Thu 17 SepRet. Sun 27 Sep$774
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 22 Jul$776
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$782
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Sun 26 Jul$815
Dep. Tue 29 SepRet. Wed 07 Oct$824
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$944
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Fri 17 Jul$964
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sat 11 Jul$1,058
Dep. Tue 07 JulRet. Sun 12 Jul$1,486

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

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Auckland

Return fares from Melbourne to Auckland by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Jul 2026
$386
Aug 2026
$464
Sep 2026
$527
Oct 2026
$631
Nov 2026
$478
Dec 2026
$649
Jan 2027
$612
Feb 2027
$498
Apr 2027
$632

The cheapest month to fly to Auckland is July 2026, with return fares from $386 — 41% cheaper than the most expensive month (December 2026, from $649).

When Should You Fly to Auckland?

Based on the fares we've tracked, July is typically the cheapest month to fly to Auckland, with return fares from $386. December is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $649 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to Auckland average around $542. If you can travel in the off-peak months of July, August and November, you'll generally pay up to 29% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Auckland Return Prices

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

July 2026
$386
August 2026
$464
September 2026
$527
October 2026
$631
November 2026
$478
December 2026
$649
January 2027
$612
February 2027
$498
April 2027
$632

Average Melbourne to Auckland Return Prices

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

July 2026
$814
August 2026
$763
September 2026
$769
October 2026
$757
November 2026
$756
December 2026
$832
January 2027
$817
February 2027
$767
March 2027
$890
April 2027
$793

Frequently Asked Questions about flying from Melbourne to Auckland

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

The cheapest month to travel is typically July.

How much do return flights from Melbourne to Auckland cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Melbourne to Auckland is $444.

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

Currently, the cheapest date for a return flight from Melbourne to Auckland is 21 July 2026.

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

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

Which airlines fly direct from Melbourne to Auckland?

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

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

The shortest direct flight usually takes 3 hours and 35 minutes.

What is the IATA airport code for Auckland?

The IATA code for Auckland is AKL. It is located in New Zealand at coordinates -37.00478, 174.7834.

When should you book flights to Auckland?

From our data, you should book flights to Auckland 60 days out.


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