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Cheapest return fare
$585
Typical prices: $564-$739
Air New Zealand
Sat 5/9Sat 12/9
WLG - MEL • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
$290
Typical prices: $302-$414
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Mon 7/9
WLG - MEL • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Wellington to Melbourne (WLG-MEL)

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

Sat, 5 Sep - Sat, 12 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 08:10
WLG
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MEL
4h 10mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
18:10 - 23:50
MEL
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WLG
3h 40mdirect
$585Air New Zealand
Sat, 12 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
07:45 - 17:45
WLG
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MEL
12h 00m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
09:10 - 21:45
MEL
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WLG
10h 35m
1 stop
$585Air New Zealand
Sun, 30 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
14:35 - 16:35
WLG
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MEL
4h 00mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
08:00 - 13:35
MEL
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WLG
3h 35mdirect
$633Qantas Airways
Mon, 9 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
14:35 - 16:40
WLG
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MEL
4h 05mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
08:00 - 13:30
MEL
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WLG
3h 30mdirect
$654Qantas Airways
Wed, 12 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
Emirates Logo
14:35 - 16:35
WLG
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MEL
4h 00mdirect
Emirates Logo
08:00 - 13:35
MEL
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WLG
3h 35mdirect
$663Emirates
Sat, 12 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Emirates Logo
14:35 - 16:35
WLG
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MEL
4h 00mdirect
Emirates Logo
08:00 - 13:35
MEL
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WLG
3h 35mdirect
$664Emirates
Fri, 21 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
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14:35 - 16:35
WLG
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MEL
4h 00mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:40 - 07:35
MEL
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WLG
10h 55m
1 stop
$771Multiple Airlines
Tue, 8 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:05 - 22:45
WLG
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MEL
11h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:00 - 13:35
MEL
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WLG
3h 35mdirect
$808Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
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19:40 - 10:05
WLG
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MEL
16h 25m
1 stop
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23:55 - 12:20
MEL
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WLG
10h 25m
1 stop
$865Jetstar
Thu, 13 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug
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08:30 - 22:45
WLG
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MEL
16h 15m
1 stop
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11:05 - 07:35
MEL
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WLG
18h 30m
1 stop
$877Jetstar
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Wellington to Melbourne flights

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

How much is a return flight from Wellington to Melbourne?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Wellington to Melbourne departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Melbourne from Wellington usually cost between $640 and $749 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $580 on Air New Zealand (14 Oct–21 Oct).

What is the cheapest Wellington to Melbourne flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Wellington to Melbourne costs $645 on the route between Wellington (WLG) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from Wellington to Melbourne, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Wellington, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington 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 Wellington to Melbourne is September, where tickets cost $618 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $928 and $816 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington to Melbourne, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight

$290
Flight from Wellington to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from Wellington to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Wellington to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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 Wellington to Melbourne

  • What is the cheapest flight from Wellington to Melbourne?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Wellington to Melbourne was $290 for a one-way ticket and $580 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Wellington to Melbourne?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wellington 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 Wellington to Melbourne.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from Wellington 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 Wellington 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 Wellington with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Wellington 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 Wellington up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Wellington to Melbourne?

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

Direct departures

Wellington to Melbourne

Monday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Qantas Airways,Air New Zealand

Qantas Airways,Air New Zealand

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Thursday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Friday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Saturday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Sunday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

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Direct returns

Melbourne to Wellington

Monday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Qantas Airways,Air New Zealand

Qantas Airways,Air New Zealand

Wednesday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Thursday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Friday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Saturday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Sunday

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand,Qantas Airways

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Wellington to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wellington 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 Wellington 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3636 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
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The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

10.0 ExcellentJames, Jan 2026
WLG - SYD
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The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Wonderful Premium Economy experience. Felt as good as Business Class for food and entertainment. Comfortable sleeping too

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

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

Emirates is good airlines. But there plane seats were very small and congested. Need to little good and big seats in economy class.

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

Premium economy on Emirate A380 is simply the best non-business class product. In fact its probably better than many business class if the seat isnt lying flat. The food and service is close to perfect!

Flight attendant Catalina was one of best ever. Paid attention to every detail. Food was good. Comfortable private seats in business class. We were not allowed in business class lounge in Dubai because our ticket supposedly didn’t cover this. They said our travel agent should of told us that. That has never happened on any other airline before. Beware of this especially if you have a long layover like we did.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

The air New Zealand employees who assisted us with wheelchair aid on Auckland made our transfer from flight to the next seamless. Also were amazing in helping with our luggage and customs in Brisbane.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

No refunds for flights that I could not take due to Covid restrictions

Boarding was effortless, the food was outstanding, the seats in Premium Economy were extremely comfortable, and the staff and crew were excellent.

Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???

This was the worst flight I’ve been on. Getting on the plane where is was 30 degrees outside was hotter on board cabin must’ve been 33 degrees. This is a health hazard. They cannot be doing this to save on fuel. People could die from this!!. Fans and a/c was, off entertainment was off. Poor excuse given. Crew made the excuse that the system didn’t have enough power. They basically were operating on one engine to save on jet fuel till 3 hours later on cruising altitude and they then started the second engine. And finally the cabin was cooled. On a 7hour red eye flight this made it so uncomfortable and impossible to sleep.

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

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

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

Better than expected, normally I don't use this airline because they are too expensive for me, but if you can afford it, good on you, you won't regret it. Regards.

I have never had a problem with flying Qantas, so this flight was the same as any other.

Delayed 50 mins. Check in was excellent, boarding was good, everything else was OK and perfectly acceptable for a budget airline. Price was excellent. I noticed this airline had two other flights to our destination cancelled so not very reliable.

Horrible. The people that get this flights are very sick, dangerous and unhygienic

The smells on this plane were disgusting. So many sweaty and unhygienic people i couldn't stand it. I dream of being anywhere else in the world when I am on a JetStar flight they suck.

One of the better flights I’ve had w Jetstar. Smooth boarding, early take off, on time landing, very courteous crew, clean plane.

local frequent travellers know that Jetstar’s flights between MEL and LST are turnaround flights so those in the morning tend to run on time and become delayed increasingly through the day. We observed how the staff at check in and boarding try to assist, guide and facilitate travellers - they were courteous, efficient, amiable while enforcing Jetstar’s baggage requirements. They try to speed up boarding by having passengers board from both front and back. We would take Jetstar again.

The issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.

80 minute delay on departure based on two no show pax; removal of checked bags. Boarding very awkward, and waiting in terminal until specific rows called (not zones). Overhead not used for boarding, but specific staff member notifying people at the top of the stairs. Numerous people noted "this is confusing" on boarding. Seats ok, but entertainment (and food, and seat selection) all at extra cost. Smooth flight, and friendly neighbours.

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.

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.

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

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