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As one of Australia’s main hubs, Melbourne provides an ample list of destinations for travellers to explore with direct flights to cities all over the country, as well as many international destinations such as Auckland, Bangkok, Bali and more.

Pack your bags – you’ll be able to score some awesome deals to the destination of your choice.

Latest deals on cheap flights from Melbourne

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Which airlines offer cheap flights from Melbourne

Jetstar is one of the Australia’s budget airlines that fly from Melbourne to domestic and international destinations. AirAsia and Scoot provide flights to Asian destinations such as Bali, Singapore and Thailand.

AirlineWhere do they fly (direct)?Connections available
JetstarFrom Tullamarine: Adelaide, Auckland, Ayers Rock, Ballina-Byron, Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Brisbane, Cairns, Christchurch, Darwin, Bali (Denpasar), Gold Coast, Ho Chi Minh City, Hobart, Honolulu, Launceston, Newcastle, Osaka (Kansai), Perth, Phuket, Whitsunday Coast (Proserpine), Queenstown, Singapore, Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Townsville, Zhengzhou

From Avalon: Adelaide, Gold Coast, Sydney

Da Nang, Dunedin, Fukuoka, Haikou, Hamilton Island, Hayman Island, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kagoshima, Kuala Lumpur, Mackay, Manila, Matsuyama, Medan, Nadi, Napier, Oita, Okinawa, Osaka, Palmerston North, Phnom Penh, Rarotonga, Sanya, Sapporo, Surabaya, Taipei, Takamatsu, Tokyo, Wellington, Yangon

From Avalon: None

AirAsiaFrom Avalon: Kuala LumpurAlor Setar, Amritsar, Bali, Banda Aceh, Bandung, Bangkok (Don Mueang), Beijing, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Bintulu, Brunei, Busan, Can Tho, Cebu, Changha, Chennai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chongqing, Colombo, Da Nang, Dhaka, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Hat Yai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jakarta, Jeddah, Jeju, Johor Bahru, Kaohsiung, Kochi, Kolkota, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Terengganu, Kuantan, Kuching, Kunming, Labuan, Langkawi, Lombok, Macau, Makassar, Male, Manila, Medan-Kualanamu, Miri, Nanning, New Delhi, Nha Trang, Osaka (Kansai), Padang, Pattaya, Pekanbaru, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phu Quoc, Phuket, Sandakan, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai, Shantou, Shenzen, Sibu, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Silangit, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei, Tawau, Tianjin, Tiruchirappalli, Tokyo, Vientiane, Visakhapatnam, Wuhan, Xi'an, Yangon, Yogyakarta
ScootFrom Tullamarine: SingaporeAlexandroupoli, Amritsar, Athens, Balikpapan, Bandung, Bangkok, Barcelona, Beijing, Bengaluru, Berlin, Brussels, Bucharest, Buri Ram, Busan, Cairo, Caticlan, Cauayan, Cebu, Chania, Chengdu, Chennai, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Chios, Chumphon, Clark, Coimbatore, Copenhagen, Corfu, Da Nang, Dalian, Davao, Denpasar, Dhaka, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Gimpo, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Harbin, Hat Yai, Heraklion, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Iloilo, Ioannina, Ipoh, Istanbul, Izmir, Jakarta, Jeddah, Jinan, Kalibo, Kaohsiung, Kavala, Kefalonia, Khon Kaen, Kochi, Kos, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuantan, Kuching, Lampang, Langkawi, Larnaca, Legazpi, Lemnos, Loei, Lombok, London, Luang Prabang, Lucknow, Macau, Mae Sot, Malé, Manchester, Mandalay, Manila, Medan, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Mykonos, Mytilene, Nagoya, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nan, Nanchang, Nanjing, Nanning, Nantong, Ningbo, Okinawa, Osaka, Palembang, Paris, Pekanbaru, Penang, Phitsanulok, Phnom Penh, Phrae, Phuket, Qingdao, Quanzhou, Ranong, Rhodes, Roi Et, Rome, Sakon Nakhon, Samos, Santorini, Sapporo, Seoul, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Sofia, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Surabaya, Surat Thani, Taipei, Tel Aviv, Thessaloniki, Tianjin, Tirana, Tiruchirappalli, Tokyo, Trang, Trivandrum, Tuguegarao, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Vientiane, Virac, Visakhapatnam, Wuxi/Suzhou, Xi'an, Xiamen, Zhengzhou, Zurich

Popular destinations from Melbourne

Flights from Melbourne to Brisbane

All four of Australia’s major airlines – Qantas, Virgin, and Jetstar – fly between these two capitals offering direct flights for a quick 2 hour and 15 minute journey.

Before you book your flight keep these tips in mind:

  • Jetstar: A budget airlines that provides the bare minimum – a seat and a 7kg carry-on bag – which is perfect for travellers who prefer to save money for their trip instead of their flight.
  • Qantas and Virgin: These full service airlines come with a higher price tag but more with your ticket. Entertainment, checked baggage and food and beverages are all included along with the ability to collect frequent flyer points.

How much are flights from Melbourne to Brisbane?

Flights from Melbourne to Hobart

This quick 1 hour and 15 minute flight between Melbourne and Hobart is served by all of Australia’s major airlines: Qantas, Virgin, and Jetstar. Each airline provides direct flights daily.

Think about these budgeting tips before you book your ticket:

  • Jetstar: Budget travellers will love the cheap price but don’t expect more than a seat and a 7kg carry-on bag to be included.
  • Qantas and Virgin: For longer trips to Tasmania you may want to purchase a ticket that includes checked baggage such as from one of these full service airlines. Entertainment, food and beverages and collecting frequent flyer points are also included.

Flights from Melbourne to Auckland

A hop over to the north island is a 3 hour and 35 minute non-stop flight. Australian airlines Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar, along with New Zealand’s Air New Zealand, provide direct flights between Melbourne and Auckland.

Check out our airline tips before you book your ticket:

  • Jetstar: Jetstar will most likely have the cheapest prices but you’ll receive only a seat and a 7kg carry-on bag for your ticket price. Everything else will be extra.
  • Qantas, Virgin and Air New Zealand: Full service airlines provide all of the goodies such as entertainment, checked baggage and food and beverages in the ticket price. Plus you’ll be able to collect frequent flyer points.

Flights from Melbourne to Bangkok

Jetstar, Qantas and Thai Airways provide direct flights between Melbourne and Bangkok that have a total travel time of 9 hours and 15 minutes.

Other airlines such as AirAsia, Scoot, Emirates and Singapore Airlines have connecting flights with stops typically in Singapore or Sydney for trips that are a minimum of 12 hours and 20 minutes.

These airline booking tips will help you find the ideal flight for you:

  • Jetstar and AirAsia: Budget airlines on long-haul flights look appealing for their cheap prices but you’ll only get the basics – a seat and a carry-on bag. Any perks will have to be purchased.
  • Qantas and Thai Airways: For long-haul flights, splurging will get you checked baggage, food and beverages and entertainment included in the ticket price. Blankets and headphones are often provided along with being able to collect frequent flyer points.

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