Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle from $71

If you don’t want to visit Newcastle in February, then you should wait until May to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $180.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Newcastle. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $188. 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 Newcastle for around $208.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle when you can find flight prices for as low as $187. Flying to Newcastle in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. At midday is when there is more demand to fly to Newcastle, so prices are often more expensive at around $279 per ticket.

Fly from Melbourne to Newcastle Williamtown for the best Melbourne - Newcastle Williamtown flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newcastle from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newcastle for around $203 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newcastle from Melbourne Airport for as low as $127 on momondo.

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

Jetstar and Virgin Australia are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Newcastle Williamtown

Jetstar, Virgin Australia and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Newcastle from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Jetstar is the first choice among our users, with 78% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Newcastle. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Newcastle on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Melbourne and Newcastle have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 92 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.

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

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

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and Newcastle is 8 per day as of August 2026. The most frequent departure time is 15:00, with 56% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

59 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne Airport to Newcastle as of August 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.