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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New York

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UA Return flights from $1,307
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,307
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,307
UAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,317
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,317
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,341
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,341
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,341
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,341
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,341
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,341
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,341
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,341
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$1,341
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,341
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,341
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$1,444
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,727
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,749
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,777
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,014
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,033
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,154
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$2,347
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$2,742
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,977
DL Return flights from $1,339
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,339
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,339
DLShow more Flights
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,360
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,360
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,366
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,555
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,555
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,771
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,771
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,020
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,493
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,703
DL,JQ Return flights from $1,569
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,569
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,597
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Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,695
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$5,251
DL,VA Return flights from $1,572
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,572
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,572
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Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,585
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,585
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,601
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,601
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,601
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,601
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$2,267
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,527
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,950
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$4,026
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$4,089
DL,QF Return flights from $1,585
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,585
DL,JQ,VA Return flights from $1,598
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,598
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,598
EY Return flights from $1,601
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,601
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$3,528
EYShow more Flights
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$3,569
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$3,601
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$3,601
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$3,604
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$3,605
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$3,614
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$3,894
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$3,947
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$4,456
VA Return flights from $1,615
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,615
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,628
VAShow more Flights
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,628
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,628
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,628
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,628
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,628
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,628
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,628
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,628
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,628
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,628
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,658
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,061
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$2,061
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,090
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,094
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$2,312
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,312
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$2,323
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$2,347
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,347
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$2,638
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$3,023
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$3,237
B6,FJ Return flights from $1,617
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,617
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,617
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Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,617
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,617
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,626
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,654
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,692
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,720
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,751
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,882
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,051
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$2,160
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$2,192
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$2,351
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$2,369
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,803
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,955
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,977
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$18,280
UA,VA Return flights from $1,628
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,628
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,678
UA,VAShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,682
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,697
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,723
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,906
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,929
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,930
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,936
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,936
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,936
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,944
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,945
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,948
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,061
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,094
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$2,122
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$2,159
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,417
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$2,507
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,617
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$2,647
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$3,292
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$3,403
JQ,UA Return flights from $1,650
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,650
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,650
JQ,UAShow more Flights
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,907
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$2,114
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$2,590
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$3,548
QF,UA Return flights from $1,675
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,675
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,675
QF,UAShow more Flights
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,708
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,708
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,716
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,787
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,942
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,952
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,953
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,979
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,980
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,985
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,001
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$2,035
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$2,170
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$2,171
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$2,277
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,319
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,360
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,429
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$2,551
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,626
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$3,090
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$3,350
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$3,417
QF Return flights from $1,703
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,703
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,709
QFShow more Flights
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,722
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,757
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,757
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,757
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,757
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,781
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,787
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,808
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,808
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,816
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,817
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,829
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,876
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$1,901
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$1,919
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,972
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$2,398
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$2,586
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,660
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,677
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$2,998
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$3,094
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$3,287
AA Return flights from $1,714
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,714
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Thu 13 Aug$1,714
AAShow more Flights
Dep. Fri 17 JulRet. Wed 29 Jul$1,715
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Sat 15 Aug$1,738
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Sun 23 Aug$1,742
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$1,749
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,749
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$1,780
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,782
Dep. Wed 05 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,786
Dep. Sun 02 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$1,790
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,801
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$1,809
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug$1,833
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$1,859
Dep. Wed 12 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$1,866
Dep. Mon 15 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$1,968
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 23 Sep$2,170
Dep. Tue 14 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$2,190
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$2,321
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,653
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$3,177
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$3,192
Dep. Thu 25 JunRet. Sun 05 Jul$3,225
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$4,016
PR,UA Return flights from $1,763
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,763
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,763
PR,UAShow more Flights
Dep. Thu 13 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$1,763
Dep. Thu 06 AugRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,270
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$2,336
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$2,558
Dep. Wed 17 JunRet. Wed 01 Jul$3,726
Dep. Tue 30 JunRet. Fri 10 Jul$14,851

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

Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to New York from Australia and flights to United States (USA). Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to New York

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

Jul 2026
$1,658
Aug 2026
$1,303
Sep 2026
$1,898
Oct 2026
$2,344
Nov 2026
$2,081
Jan 2027
$2,397

The cheapest month to fly to New York is August 2026, with return fares from $1,303 — 46% cheaper than the most expensive month (January 2027, from $2,397).

When Should You Fly to New York?

Based on the fares we've tracked, August is typically the cheapest month to fly to New York, with return fares from $1,303. January is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $2,397 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to New York average around $1,947. If you can travel in the off-peak months of August, July and September, you'll generally pay up to 33% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to New York Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to New York return airfares.

July 2026
$1,658
August 2026
$1,303
September 2026
$1,898
October 2026
$2,344
November 2026
$2,081
January 2027
$2,397

Average Melbourne to New York Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to New York return airfares.

July 2026
$3,411
August 2026
$2,840
September 2026
$2,980
October 2026
$2,824
November 2026
$2,759
December 2026
$3,839
January 2027
$3,651
April 2027
$3,617

Frequently Asked Questions about flying from Melbourne to New York

When is the cheapest time to travel from Melbourne to New York?

The cheapest month to travel is typically August.

How much do return flights from Melbourne to New York cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Melbourne to New York is $1308.

What is the cheapest date to fly from Melbourne to New York?

Currently, the cheapest date for a return flight from Melbourne to New York is 26 August 2026.

What is the cheapest airline that flys from Melbourne to New York?

Currently, the cheapest airline that flys from Melbourne to New York is United.

How long does a direct flight from Melbourne to New York take?

We were not able to find any direct flights to New York.

What is the IATA airport code for New York?

The IATA code for All airports is NYC.

When should you book flights to New York?

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


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