Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand from $258

The cheapest month to fly to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around $394, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit New Zealand in August, then you should wait until May to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $416.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to New Zealand is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $559. 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 New Zealand is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $685.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $421. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to New Zealand is in the morning when prices are around $1,100.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Zealand for around $478 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport for as low as $429 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to New Zealand flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Jetstar, Air New Zealand, and Virgin Australia are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to New Zealand

Jetstar, Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Jetstar is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to New Zealand. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New Zealand on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 24% of flights between Melbourne and New Zealand have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 104 minutes.

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

Sunday 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, Jetstar have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 21% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and New Zealand is 98 per day as of February 2026. The most frequent departure time is 09:00, with 54% of daily flights leaving at midday.

692 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand as of February 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Sun, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.