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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$547
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$529
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$609
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$595
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$795
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$800
Napier
Napier1 stop$876
Tauranga
Tauranga1 stop$1,057
Hamilton
Hamilton1 stop$802
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$851
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops$876
Rotorua
Rotorua1 stop$874
Gisborne
Gisborne2 stops$883
Taupo
Taupo1 stop$894
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$547
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$529
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$609
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$595
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$795
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$800
Napier
Napier1 stop$876
Tauranga
Tauranga1 stop$1,057
Hamilton
Hamilton1 stop$802
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$851
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops$876
Rotorua
Rotorua1 stop$874
Gisborne
Gisborne2 stops$883
Taupo
Taupo1 stop$894

Book Cheap Melbourne to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to New Zealand that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to New Zealand

Fri, 21 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
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11:05 - 16:25
MEL
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CHC
3h 20mdirect
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06:10 - 08:05
CHC
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MEL
3h 55mdirect
$529Multiple Airlines
Sun, 6 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
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11:05 - 16:25
MEL
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CHC
3h 20mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:10 - 08:05
CHC
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MEL
3h 55mdirect
$535Multiple Airlines
Mon, 17 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug
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11:05 - 16:25
MEL
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CHC
3h 20mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:10 - 08:05
CHC
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MEL
3h 55mdirect
$540Multiple Airlines
Sat, 25 Jul - Sat, 1 Aug
Jetstar Logo
18:45 - 00:20
MEL
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AKL
3h 35mdirect
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20:40 - 22:45
AKL
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MEL
4h 05mdirect
$547Jetstar
Tue, 21 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
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18:45 - 00:20
MEL
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AKL
3h 35mdirect
Jetstar Logo
20:40 - 22:45
AKL
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MEL
4h 05mdirect
$552Jetstar
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
23:55 - 05:30
MEL
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AKL
3h 35mdirect
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06:45 - 08:55
AKL
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MEL
4h 10mdirect
$556Multiple Airlines
Sat, 1 Aug - Sat, 8 Aug
Air New Zealand Logo
18:55 - 16:20
MEL
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WLG
19h 25m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
13:55 - 08:05
WLG
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MEL
20h 10m
1 stop
$609Air New Zealand
Sat, 1 Aug - Sat, 8 Aug
Air New Zealand Logo
18:10 - 23:50
MEL
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WLG
3h 40mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 08:10
WLG
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MEL
4h 10mdirect
$623Air New Zealand
Tue, 20 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
13:30 - 09:30
MEL
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ROT
18h 00m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:50 - 08:20
ROT
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MEL
27h 30m
1 stop
$1,168Qantas Airways
Tue, 20 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
13:30 - 09:30
MEL
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ROT
18h 00m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:50 - 08:20
ROT
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MEL
27h 30m
1 stop
$1,174Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to New Zealand flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to New Zealand to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Melbourne Airport to New Zealand flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Wellington, at $359 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $367.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $433 on average. Morning departures are around 38% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $824.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $570, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand is August, when tickets cost $526 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of return tickets is $793 and $735 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to New Zealand on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$340
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $397 one-way - $434 round-trip; Christchurch $379 one-way - $569 round-trip; Wellington $491 one-way - $641 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to New Zealand? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3600 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Nov 2025
SYD - CHC
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It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

The plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

I bought flights in August and there wasn’t a flight in the system

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

The level of incompetence of this airline is truly astounding.

2 hrs + delay! Times kept changing, Onboard menu was half depleted, Entertainment wifi was N/A Overall very frustrating flight and I never slate Virgin.

When I made the booking I was not aware I had to book our checked baggage separately. As we had no checked luggage booking, I had to pay A$120 per bag (total 2 bags) so you can imagine I was not pleased. I am an experienced traveller so something needs to be done to improve the booking app,

The seats are so uncomfortable. The food doesn't exist unless you pay. Disappointed

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.

Excellent plane, smooth boarding Friendly crew Clean flight till end Food can be little better

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

We were delayed for 7 hours. The staff and management could have organized the getting of seats on later flight earlier than 20 minutes before late takeoff. Everyone was worried and lost. Was chaos and it didn’t need to be.

Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.

Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.

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