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NZ Return flights from $499

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$499

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$523

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Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$523

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Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$601

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$609

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$609

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$611

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$613

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$675

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$697

JQ,NZ Return flights from $548

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$548

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$550

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Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$551

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$569

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$577

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$585

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$597

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$599

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$640

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$642

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$648

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$655

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$657

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$700

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$712

NZ,VA Return flights from $562

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$562

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$563

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Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$563

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$571

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$648

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$657

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$665

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$665

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$665

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$667

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$671

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$675

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$687

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$740

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$801

NZ,QF Return flights from $564

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$564

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$572

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Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$572

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$579

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$581

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$619

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Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$636

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Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$685

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$701

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$743

EK,NZ Return flights from $598

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$598

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$607

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Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$612

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$614

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$615

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$646

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$646

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$647

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$648

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$654

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$656

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$657

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$688

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$707

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$779

JQ Return flights from $602

Dep.art Thu 03 DecRet.urn Wed 09 Dec^$602

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Wed 05 Aug^$603

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Dep.art Mon 27 JulRet.urn Wed 05 Aug^$603

Dep.art Tue 21 JulRet.urn Wed 29 Jul^$603

Dep.art Mon 27 JulRet.urn Wed 29 Jul^$603

Dep.art Tue 21 JulRet.urn Wed 05 Aug^$603

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Wed 29 Jul^$608

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Wed 05 Aug^$608

Dep.art Sat 25 JulRet.urn Wed 05 Aug^$611

Dep.art Sat 25 JulRet.urn Wed 29 Jul^$611

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Wed 24 Feb^$612

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Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Fri 26 Feb^$612

Dep.art Tue 21 JulRet.urn Wed 12 Aug^$613

Dep.art Tue 21 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$613

Dep.art Mon 27 JulRet.urn Fri 31 Jul^$613

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Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sat 15 Aug^$613

QF,VA Return flights from $618

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$618

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$624

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Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$625

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$625

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$688

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$701

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Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$723

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Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$741

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$747

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$757

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$772

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$858

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$919

JQ,QF Return flights from $620

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$620

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$624

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Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$637

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$641

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$642

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$644

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$655

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$666

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$667

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$668

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$677

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$705

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$743

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$757

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$808

JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $637

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$637

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$653

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Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$655

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$673

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$714

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$729

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$730

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$762

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$772

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$808

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$824

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$857

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$866

EK,JQ Return flights from $638

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$638

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$645

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Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$650

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$651

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$670

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$685

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$702

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$709

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$721

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$722

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$729

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$752

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$770

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$783

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$801

JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $657

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$657

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$662

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Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$674

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$706

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$712

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$715

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$723

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Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$770

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$772

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$790

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$799

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$806

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$818

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$932

QF Return flights from $664

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$664

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$665

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Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$665

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$671

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$672

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$672

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$672

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$686

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$686

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$712

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$718

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$734

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$834

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$857

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$858

EK,QF Return flights from $672

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$672

Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$675

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Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$676

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$676

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$678

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$678

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$689

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$704

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$705

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$718

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$720

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$753

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$776

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$827

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$861

EK,JQ,NZ Return flights from $676

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$676

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$687

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Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$721

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$721

Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$723

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$745

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$754

Dep.art Tue 16 FebRet.urn Tue 23 Feb^$756

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$760

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$767

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$780

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$781

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$791

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$829

JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $679

Dep.art Thu 06 AugRet.urn Mon 10 Aug^$679

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Tue 11 Aug^$680

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Dep.art Wed 22 JulRet.urn Sat 01 Aug^$692

Dep.art Sat 01 AugRet.urn Sat 08 Aug^$693

Dep.art Sat 20 FebRet.urn Mon 01 Mar^$732

Dep.art Thu 30 JulRet.urn Sun 09 Aug^$774

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Dep.art Fri 14 AugRet.urn Mon 24 Aug^$784

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Sun 31 Jan^$799

Dep.art Sun 31 JanRet.urn Mon 08 Feb^$824

Dep.art Thu 23 JulRet.urn Tue 04 Aug^$853

Dep.art Tue 20 OctRet.urn Fri 30 Oct^$858

Dep.art Thu 22 OctRet.urn Wed 28 Oct^$935

Dep.art Wed 26 AugRet.urn Tue 01 Sep^$967

Dep.art Fri 20 NovRet.urn Sun 29 Nov^$1,025

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 Wellington from Australia and flights to New Zealand. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne

Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Wellington

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

Jul 2026

$490

Aug 2026

$489

Sep 2026

$486

Oct 2026

$555

Nov 2026

$482

Dec 2026

$572

Jan 2027

$640

Feb 2027

$501

Mar 2027

$1,215

Apr 2027

$678

The cheapest month to fly to Wellington is November 2026, with return fares from $482 — 60% cheaper than the most expensive month (March 2027, from $1,215).

When Should You Fly to Wellington?

Based on the fares we've tracked, November is typically the cheapest month to fly to Wellington, with return fares from $482. March is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,215.

Across the year, return fares to Wellington average around $611. If you can travel in the off-peak months of November, September and August, you'll generally pay up to 21% less than the yearly average.

Cheapest Melbourne to Wellington Return Prices

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

July 2026

$490

August 2026

$489

September 2026

$486

October 2026

$555

November 2026

$482

December 2026

$572

January 2027

$640

February 2027

$501

March 2027

$1,215

April 2027

$678

Average Melbourne to Wellington Return Prices

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

July 2026

$869

August 2026

$834

September 2026

$810

October 2026

$862

November 2026

$823

December 2026

$1,025

January 2027

$890

February 2027

$849

March 2027

$862

April 2027

$897

Frequently Asked Questions about flying from Melbourne to Wellington

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

The cheapest month to travel is typically November.

How much do return flights from Melbourne to Wellington cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Melbourne to Wellington is $499.

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

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

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

Currently, the cheapest airline that flys from Melbourne to Wellington is Air New Zealand.

Which airlines fly direct from Melbourne to Wellington?

Air New Zealand, Qantas and Virgin Australia fly direct.

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

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

What is the IATA airport code for Wellington?

The IATA code for Wellington is WLG. It is located in New Zealand at coordinates -41.32931, 174.8122.

When should you book flights to Wellington?

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

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