$298 Find Cheap Flights from Queenstown to Melbourne

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Queenstown to Melbourne departing on 18/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Queenstown to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Queenstown to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
$662
Overall average: $646
Multiple Airlines
Sun 8/2Tue 10/2
ZQN - MEL • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
$298
Typical prices: $298-$470
Jetstar
Wed 18/3
ZQN - MEL • Direct
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Virgin Australia
Cheapest • from $734 (return)
Air New Zealand
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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ZQN-MEL
Cheapest
ZQN-MEL
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When to book
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 13% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Queenstown to Melbourne (ZQN-MEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Queenstown to Melbourne 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 Queenstown to Melbourne

Sun, 8 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
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12:10 - 13:35ZQN-MEL
3h 25mdirect
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08:00 - 13:10MEL-ZQN
3h 10mdirect
$662Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 17 Dec - Mon, 12 Jan
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19:50 - 21:25ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
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06:20 - 11:25MEL-ZQN
3h 05mdirect
$688Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 17 Dec - Wed, 14 Jan
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19:50 - 21:25ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
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14:50 - 20:00MEL-ZQN
3h 10mdirect
$702Multiple Airlines
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Sun, 8 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
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15:05 - 19:35ZQN-MEL
6h 30m1 stop
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08:00 - 13:10MEL-ZQN
3h 10mdirect
$707Virgin Australia
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Wed, 17 Dec - Thu, 8 Jan
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19:50 - 21:25ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
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06:00 - 14:15MEL-ZQN
6h 15m1 stop
$721Virgin Australia
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Wed, 17 Dec - Sun, 11 Jan
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19:50 - 21:25ZQN-MEL
3h 35mdirect
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07:10 - 16:40MEL-ZQN
7h 30m1 stop
$734Virgin Australia
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Sun, 8 Feb - Tue, 10 Feb
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07:00 - 07:35ZQN-AVV
26h 35m1 stop
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20:55 - 11:10AVV-ZQN
12h 15m1 stop
$843Qantas Airways
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Sat, 18 Apr - Sat, 25 Apr
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17:45 - 22:50ZQN-AVV
7h 05m1 stop
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20:55 - 11:10AVV-ZQN
12h 15m1 stop
$915Jetstar
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Sat, 13 Dec - Mon, 12 Jan
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20:30 - 15:50ZQN-AVV
21h 20m1 stop
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20:55 - 19:55AVV-ZQN
21h 00m1 stop
$1,176Qantas Airways
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Sat, 17 Jan - Sat, 24 Jan
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20:50 - 07:35ZQN-AVV
12h 45m1 stop
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10:20 - 19:55AVV-ZQN
7h 35m1 stop
$1,307Jetstar
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Queenstown to Melbourne flights

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

What is the cheapest Queenstown to Melbourne flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Queenstown to Melbourne costs $470 on the route between Queenstown (ZQN) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Queenstown to Melbourne?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Queenstown to Melbourne, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Melbourne, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Queenstown to Melbourne?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Queenstown to Melbourne, 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 Queenstown to Melbourne is March, where tickets cost $559 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $805 and $671 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Queenstown to Melbourne?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Queenstown to Melbourne, 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 the flight from Queenstown to Melbourne, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$298
Flight from Queenstown to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from Queenstown to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Queenstown to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Queenstown to Melbourne

  • What is the cheapest flight from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Queenstown to Melbourne was $298 for a one-way ticket and $688 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    When flying out of Queenstown you will be using Queenstown Intl. You will be landing at one of these airports: Melbourne Avalon or Melbourne.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Queenstown and Melbourne, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    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 Queenstown to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from Queenstown is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne with an airline and back to Queenstown with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Queenstown to Melbourne?

    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 to Melbourne from Queenstown up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Queenstown Intl to Melbourne?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Queenstown Intl to Melbourne.
Find which airlines fly direct from Queenstown Intl Airport to Melbourne, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Queenstown Intl to Melbourne

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +1 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +2 more

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Direct returns

Melbourne to Queenstown Intl

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +1 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +2 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Air New Zealand, Jetstar, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Queenstown to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Queenstown to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Queenstown to Melbourne? 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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 540 reviews
7.4Food
7.5Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
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Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2025AKL - YVR
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Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

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

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

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!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

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

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

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.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

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

Very disappointed with my recent Jetstar experience. Firstly, it was extremely frustrating that we had to pay extra for basic things like in-flight entertainment and meals. Other airlines provide these essentials even with standard tickets, but Jetstar offered no comfort or amenities without additional charges. For a long international journey, this made the experience very uncomfortable. On top of that, there was a delay on our flight from Melbourne to Bangkok due to parts replacement, which was already inconvenient. But the biggest issue was the massive 5 hours and 15 minutes delay on our return flight, which completely disrupted our plans, caused unnecessary stress, and impacted both our time and health. Jetstar provided vouchers, but they were not nearly sufficient to cover proper meals or any meaningful service at Bangkok Airport. After such a long delay, this felt extremely inadequate and did not compensate for the inconvenience we faced. Overall, this has been one of my worst travel experiences. I am extremely disappointed and will not be booking with Jetstar in the future. I strongly request Jetstar to provide additional compensation for the significant delays and the discomfort we had to go through.

Excellent help with Wife needing disability access at Brisbane airport

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

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

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

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