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JQ Return flights from $198

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$198

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

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Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$198

Dep.art Thu 01 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

Dep.art Fri 02 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$198

Dep.art Fri 02 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

Dep.art Sat 03 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$198

Dep.art Sat 03 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

Dep.art Tue 06 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$198

Dep.art Tue 06 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

Dep.art Tue 06 OctRet.urn Fri 09 Oct^$198

Dep.art Tue 06 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$198

Dep.art Wed 07 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$198

Dep.art Wed 07 OctRet.urn Fri 09 Oct^$198

Dep.art Wed 07 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$198

Dep.art Sat 10 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$198

Dep.art Sun 11 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$198

Dep.art Wed 20 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$198

Dep.art Wed 20 JanRet.urn Fri 29 Jan^$214

Dep.art Tue 19 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$214

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Fri 13 Nov^$214

Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Sat 21 Nov^$214

Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Tue 24 Nov^$214

Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Wed 25 Nov^$214

Dep.art Tue 17 NovRet.urn Wed 09 Dec^$214

Dep.art Sun 11 OctRet.urn Tue 27 Oct^$214

Dep.art Sat 10 OctRet.urn Tue 27 Oct^$214

Dep.art Fri 09 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$214

Dep.art Thu 08 OctRet.urn Fri 09 Oct^$214

Dep.art Wed 07 OctRet.urn Tue 27 Oct^$214

Dep.art Thu 08 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$214

Dep.art Mon 26 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$214

Dep.art Tue 27 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$214

Dep.art Tue 27 OctRet.urn Sat 31 Oct^$214

Dep.art Tue 27 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$214

Dep.art Tue 06 OctRet.urn Tue 27 Oct^$214

Dep.art Mon 05 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$214

Dep.art Mon 05 OctRet.urn Thu 08 Oct^$214

Dep.art Sun 04 OctRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$214

VA Return flights from $217

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$217

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$227

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Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$230

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$231

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$236

Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$281

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$306

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$309

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$314

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$322

Dep.art Wed 23 SepRet.urn Fri 25 Sep^$370

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$375

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$378

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$411

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$419

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$459

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$462

JQ,VA Return flights from $221

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$221

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$224

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Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$228

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$233

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$252

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$272

Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$285

Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$299

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$322

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$351

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$360

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$377

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$387

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$389

Dep.art Wed 23 SepRet.urn Fri 25 Sep^$429

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$442

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$455

JQ,QF Return flights from $307

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$307

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$316

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Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$331

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$338

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$338

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$359

Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$368

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$372

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$379

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$381

Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$400

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$495

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$497

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$504

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$529

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$595

Dep.art Wed 23 SepRet.urn Fri 25 Sep^$613

QF,VA Return flights from $309

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$309

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$309

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Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$310

Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$316

Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$316

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$319

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$365

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$365

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$371

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$413

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$437

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$514

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$521

Dep.art Wed 23 SepRet.urn Fri 25 Sep^$531

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$538

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$546

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$628

CZ,VA Return flights from $351

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$351

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$506

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Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$922

QF Return flights from $376

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$376

Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$391

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Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$391

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$391

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$391

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$422

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$433

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$434

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$453

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$458

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$500

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$631

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$650

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$651

Dep.art Wed 23 SepRet.urn Fri 25 Sep^$689

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$689

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$741

JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $380

Dep.art Mon 19 OctRet.urn Thu 29 Oct^$380

Dep.art Tue 10 NovRet.urn Tue 17 Nov^$396

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Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$407

Dep.art Tue 26 JanRet.urn Thu 04 Feb^$414

Dep.art Wed 10 MarRet.urn Tue 16 Mar^$414

Dep.art Fri 22 JanRet.urn Tue 26 Jan^$438

Dep.art Sun 03 JanRet.urn Sun 17 Jan^$483

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$508

Dep.art Fri 12 MarRet.urn Thu 18 Mar^$508

Dep.art Sat 20 MarRet.urn Fri 26 Mar^$510

Dep.art Thu 03 SepRet.urn Wed 07 Oct^$515

Dep.art Sat 29 AugRet.urn Sat 05 Sep^$585

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$599

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$611

Dep.art Mon 10 AugRet.urn Fri 14 Aug^$643

Dep.art Thu 27 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$671

CZ,JQ Return flights from $614

Dep.art Wed 12 AugRet.urn Sun 16 Aug^$614

JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,179

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$1,179

NZ,VA Return flights from $1,203

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$1,203

NZ,QF Return flights from $1,418

Dep.art Wed 30 SepRet.urn Sun 04 Oct^$1,418

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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 Sunshine Coast from Australia. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne

Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast

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

Aug 2026

$210

Sep 2026

$198

Oct 2026

$172

Nov 2026

$172

Dec 2026

$248

Jan 2027

$244

Feb 2027

$277

The cheapest month to fly to Sunshine Coast is October 2026, with return fares from $172 — 38% cheaper than the most expensive month (February 2027, from $277).

When Should You Fly to Sunshine Coast?

Based on the fares we've tracked, October is typically the cheapest month to fly to Sunshine Coast, with return fares from $172. February is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $277.

Across the year, return fares to Sunshine Coast average around $217. If you can travel in the off-peak months of October, November and September, you'll generally pay up to 21% less than the yearly average.

Cheapest Melbourne to Sunshine Coast Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Sunshine Coast return airfares.

August 2026

$210

September 2026

$198

October 2026

$172

November 2026

$172

December 2026

$248

January 2027

$244

February 2027

$277

Average Melbourne to Sunshine Coast Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Sunshine Coast return airfares.

August 2026

$411

September 2026

$411

October 2026

$375

November 2026

$353

December 2026

$354

January 2027

$378

February 2027

$400

March 2027

$367

Frequently Asked Questions about flying from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast

When is the cheapest time to travel from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast?

The cheapest month to travel is typically November.

How much do return flights from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast is $198.

What is the cheapest date to fly from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast?

Currently, the cheapest date for a return flight from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast is 30 September 2026.

What is the cheapest airline that flys from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast?

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

Which airlines fly direct from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast?

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia fly direct.

How long does a direct flight from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast take?

The shortest direct flight usually takes 2 hours and 15 minutes.

What is the IATA airport code for Sunshine Coast?

The IATA code for Maroochydore (Sunshine Coast) is MCY. It is located in Australia at coordinates -26.60579, 153.0881.

When should you book flights to Sunshine Coast?

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

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