Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Xiamen from $539

If you don’t want to visit Xiamen in August, then you should wait until October to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $757.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Xiamen is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $901. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Xiamen on Saturday is $1,013.

Fly from Melbourne to Xiamen Gaoqi Intl for the best Melbourne - Xiamen Gaoqi Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Xiamen from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Xiamen for around $1,066 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Xiamen from Melbourne Airport for as low as $987 on momondo.

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

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Melbourne Airport to Xiamen.

China Eastern is the most popular carrier operating from Melbourne to Xiamen Gaoqi Intl

XiamenAir, China Southern and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Xiamen from Melbourne Airport according to our data. XiamenAir is the first choice among our users, with 83% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Xiamen. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Xiamen on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 29% of flights between Melbourne and Xiamen have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 106 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning 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. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, XiamenAir have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 29% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Guangzhou (CAN) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Haikou (HAK) offer the lowest average return price of $757.

Flights connecting via Guangzhou (CAN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 03m.

Haikou (HAK) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 4h 13m.

As of June 2026, 1 flights take off from Melbourne Airport and land in Xiamen each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 11:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off at midday.

7 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne Airport to Xiamen as of June 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.