Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to New York from $771

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to New York from Melbourne Airport, with most prices found around $1,455. The month of October is another great option to travel to New York, with average flight prices from Melbourne Airport averaging around $1,572.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York for around $1,867 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York from Melbourne Airport for as low as $1,676 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 16% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to New York flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to New York flights are approximately 5% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to New York

Qantas Airways, United Airlines and Cathay Pacific are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to New York. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to New York on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Los Angeles (LAX) was the most common stop: 26% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Nadi (NAN) offer the lowest average return price of $1,056.

Flights connecting via Nadi (NAN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 42m.

Los Angeles (LAX) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 20m.