Cheap flights from Australia to Italy from $663

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Italy from Australia during November instead. Flights to Italy in November, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $1,500.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Italy is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,868. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Italy is Tuesday, with ticket prices averaging around $2,952.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Italy from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Italy for around $1,736 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Italy from Australia for as low as $1,460 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 23% on your flight if you consider stops on a Australia to Italy flight.

China Eastern, Air China, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Italy

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Italy from Australia according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Italy. Keep in mind that there are 19 different airlines that fly to Italy on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Australia and Italy have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 287 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 4 flights take off from Australia and land in Italy each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Tue, with 50% of weekly flights taking off on this day.

The flight from Australia to Italy depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Melbourne (a popular airport in Australia) to Naples (the most popular airport in Italy), then the flight time is 26h 15m on average. If you fly from Brisbane (another popular airport in Australia) to Naples, then the average flight time is 30h 55m.