Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing from $417

If you’re not able to fly to Nanjing in May, then February is your next best option. Flight prices from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing during February average around $631.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Nanjing from Melbourne Airport is on a Saturday. momondo users have found tickets for Saturday departures for as low as $871. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing for around $1,258.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Nanjing is at midday. Flights from Melbourne Airport to Nanjing during this time can be as low as $932. Flights to Nanjing are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of $936. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Melbourne to Nanjing Lukou Intl for the best Melbourne - Nanjing Lukou Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nanjing from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nanjing for around $766 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nanjing from Melbourne Airport for as low as $653 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to Nanjing Lukou Intl flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 9% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Nanjing flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Nanjing flights are approximately 137% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

China Eastern and Air China are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Nanjing Lukou Intl

China Eastern, XiamenAir and China Southern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nanjing from Melbourne Airport according to our data. China Eastern is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nanjing. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Nanjing on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Melbourne and Nanjing have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 159 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon 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. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, China Eastern have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Xiamen (XMN) was the most common stop: 69% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Xiamen (XMN) offer the lowest average return price of $749.

Flights connecting via Shanghai (PVG) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 10m.

Hong Kong (HKG) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 4h 18m.