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JQ Return flights from $416
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 28 Jul$416
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Mon 14 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Wed 16 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$416
Dep. Tue 15 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$427
Dep. Mon 14 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$427
Dep. Sun 13 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$427
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Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$427
Dep. Tue 08 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$427
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JQ,VA Return flights from $477
Dep. Fri 07 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$477
Dep. Mon 24 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$498
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Dep. Fri 14 AugRet. Mon 17 Aug$509
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul$530
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$534
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$546
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$547
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$547
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$548
Dep. Fri 05 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$551
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$553
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$557
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$572
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$579
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$586
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$618
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Sat 26 Sep$626
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$637
Dep. Wed 08 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$656
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$675
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$691
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$707
VA Return flights from $545
Dep. Fri 14 AugRet. Mon 17 Aug$545
Dep. Fri 07 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$546
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Dep. Mon 24 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$550
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$555
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$559
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$576
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$578
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$591
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Sat 26 Sep$599
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$609
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$612
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$612
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$616
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul$620
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$649
Dep. Fri 05 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$649
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$665
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$666
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$672
Dep. Wed 08 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$687
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$688
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$694
JQ,QF Return flights from $550
Dep. Fri 07 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$550
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$562
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Dep. Mon 24 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$569
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$572
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$572
Dep. Fri 05 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$581
Dep. Fri 14 AugRet. Mon 17 Aug$591
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$601
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$617
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$673
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul$677
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Sat 26 Sep$680
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$703
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$717
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$718
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$740
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$748
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$753
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$773
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$775
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$812
Dep. Wed 08 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$890
QF,VA Return flights from $613
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$613
Dep. Fri 07 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug$617
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Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$621
Dep. Mon 24 AugRet. Fri 28 Aug$623
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$623
Dep. Fri 05 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$623
Dep. Fri 14 AugRet. Mon 17 Aug$625
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$631
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$639
Dep. Sun 20 SepRet. Sat 26 Sep$645
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$663
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$687
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Mon 20 Jul$730
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul$738
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$740
Dep. Fri 26 JunRet. Mon 29 Jun$760
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$768
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$772
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$804
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$810
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$814
Dep. Wed 08 JulRet. Mon 13 Jul$881
QF Return flights from $626
Dep. Fri 05 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$626
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$626
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$627
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$631
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$650
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Fri 04 Dec$664
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Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$664
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Dep. Tue 08 DecRet. Tue 08 Dec$664
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Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Wed 09 Dec$664
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JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $643
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$643
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$684
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Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$737
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$801
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$895
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$1,005
OD Return flights from $725
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$725
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$821
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Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$823
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$881
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$1,343
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 02 Aug$1,757
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$1,787
Dep. Thu 02 JulRet. Wed 08 Jul$2,069
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$2,852
Dep. Thu 09 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$3,444
Dep. Sat 27 JunRet. Tue 30 Jun$4,134
Dep. Sat 11 JulRet. Tue 14 Jul$4,636
JQ,OD Return flights from $749
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 19 Nov$749
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$790
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Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$815
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$862
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$890
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$2,158
OD,VA Return flights from $760
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$760
Dep. Fri 13 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov$803
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Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$824
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Thu 11 Feb$945
Dep. Mon 07 SepRet. Wed 30 Sep$959
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$1,119
Dep. Sat 20 JunRet. Sat 27 Jun$2,183
OD,QF Return flights from $791
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Tue 01 Dec$791
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$844
ID,OD Return flights from $824
Dep. Thu 26 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$824
ID,OD,VA Return flights from $1,198
Dep. Tue 16 JunRet. Wed 17 Jun$1,198
JQ,QF,TK Return flights from $1,967
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$1,967
JQ,MF,QF,TK Return flights from $2,279
Dep. Sat 08 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$2,279

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Perth to Melbourne

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

Jul 2026
$416
Aug 2026
$354
Sep 2026
$494
Oct 2026
$388
Nov 2026
$448
Dec 2026
$477
Feb 2027
$219

The cheapest month to fly to Melbourne is February 2027, with return fares from $219 — 56% cheaper than the most expensive month (September 2026, from $494).

When Should You Fly to Melbourne?

Based on the fares we've tracked, February is typically the cheapest month to fly to Melbourne, with return fares from $219. September is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $494.

Across the year, return fares to Melbourne average around $399. If you can travel in the off-peak months of February, August and October, you'll generally pay up to 45% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Perth to Melbourne Return Prices

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

July 2026
$416
August 2026
$354
September 2026
$494
October 2026
$388
November 2026
$448
December 2026
$477
February 2027
$219

Average Perth to Melbourne Return Prices

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

July 2026
$694
August 2026
$696
September 2026
$1,072
October 2026
$783
November 2026
$770
December 2026
$809
January 2027
$768
February 2027
$722
March 2027
$744
April 2027
$1,402

Frequently Asked Questions about flying from Perth to Melbourne

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

The cheapest month to travel is typically February.

How much do return flights from Perth to Melbourne cost?

The best price we found for a return flight from Perth to Melbourne is $416.

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

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

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

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

Which airlines fly direct from Perth to Melbourne?

Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia fly direct.

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

The shortest direct flight usually takes 3 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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