Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to the United Arab Emirates from $604

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to United Arab Emirates from Melbourne Airport, with most prices found around $708. If you don’t want to visit United Arab Emirates in March, then you should wait until October to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $847.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne Airport to United Arab Emirates is on a Monday. Travellers who choose to depart for United Arab Emirates on a Monday will often find tickets for as low as $2,042. Flights from Melbourne Airport to United Arab Emirates on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around $2,155. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Flying to United Arab Emirates from Melbourne Airport in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $1,998 when looking at flights departing in the morning. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to United Arab Emirates, so prices are often more expensive at around $2,173 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to United Arab Emirates from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to United Arab Emirates for around $1,597 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to United Arab Emirates from Melbourne Airport for as low as $1,462 on momondo.

China Eastern and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to United Arab Emirates

Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to United Arab Emirates from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to United Arab Emirates. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to United Arab Emirates on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Melbourne and United Arab Emirates have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 93 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.

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

According to our data, Emirates have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

7 flights are operational daily from Melbourne Airport to United Arab Emirates as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 17:00, with 81% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of April 2026, 50 flights take off from Melbourne Airport and land in United Arab Emirates each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 28% of weekly flights taking off on this day.