Which airlines fly to Africa?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and China Eastern are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Africa from Melbourne according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Africa. Keep in mind that there are 17 different airlines that fly to Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Melbourne to Africa?

IndiGo, Turkish Airlines, and China Eastern are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Melbourne to Africa?

Prices for flights from Melbourne to Africa are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Melbourne to Africa?

There are 18 operators available for flights from Melbourne to Africa as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Melbourne to Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Melbourne to Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Africa?

The required travel and health documents for your Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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11:00 - 10:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

30h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

13:45 - 12:40CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

39h 55m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,315China Eastern

Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep

12:00 - 07:30MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

28h 30m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

13:00 - 10:00CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

36h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,315China Eastern

Tue, 17 Nov - Fri, 25 Dec

07:10 - 09:55MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

35h 45m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Kuwait City

13:00 - 10:00CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

36h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,490Multiple Airlines

Fri, 5 Feb - Fri, 19 Mar

07:00 - 09:25MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 25m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 - 08:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

36h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$1,556Singapore Airlines

Sun, 31 Jan - Sat, 20 Feb

17:30 - 09:55MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

25h 25m2 stops Colombo Bandaranaike Intl Kuwait City

05:25 - 20:45CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

30h 20m2 stops Istanbul Kuala Lumpur Intl

$1,571Multiple Airlines

Fri, 5 Feb - Fri, 19 Mar

15:30 - 03:40MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

45h 10m2 stops Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Intl Istanbul

02:20 - 11:15CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

47h 55m2 stops Istanbul Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Intl

$1,648Turkish Airlines

Sun, 8 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov

14:25 - 09:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

26h 35m2 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Istanbul

21:45 - 12:15CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

30h 30m2 stops Istanbul Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Intl

$1,748Turkish Airlines

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

15:55 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

44h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 06:15NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

39h 35m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$1,771IndiGo

Thu, 1 Oct - Wed, 25 Nov

16:20 - 09:25MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 05m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 - 05:45CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

34h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$1,778Singapore Airlines

Tue, 26 Jan - Tue, 2 Mar

13:25 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

47h 15m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 09:25NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

43h 45m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

$1,802IndiGo

Thu, 10 Sep - Thu, 17 Sep

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11:00 - 10:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

30h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

13:45 - 09:00CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

36h 15m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,547China Eastern

Sat, 15 Aug - Sat, 29 Aug

11:00 - 10:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

30h 00m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

13:45 - 09:00CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

36h 15m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,849China Eastern

Sun, 16 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

13:25 - 18:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

35h 35m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Amman Queen Alia Intl

13:45 - 09:00CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

36h 15m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,860Multiple Airlines

Sat, 15 Aug - Sat, 29 Aug

13:25 - 00:50MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

42h 25m3 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Athens Eleftherios V.

13:45 - 12:40CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

39h 55m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong

$1,861Multiple Airlines

Sun, 16 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

07:15 - 04:00MEL Melbourne-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

52h 45m2 stops Perth Doha Hamad Intl

20:55 - 22:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MEL Melbourne

41h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,955Qatar Airways

Fri, 14 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug

22:45 - 09:10MEL Melbourne-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:55 - 22:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MEL Melbourne

41h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,960Qatar Airways

Fri, 14 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug

12:00 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

06:40 - 08:50NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MEL Melbourne

43h 10m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Singapore Changi

$2,025IndiGo

Mon, 17 Aug - Fri, 4 Sep

15:30 - 18:00MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

57h 30m2 stops Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Intl Muscat Seeb

18:50 - 08:20CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

30h 30m2 stops Muscat Seeb Kuala Lumpur Intl

$2,051Oman Air

Fri, 14 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug

17:20 - 18:10MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

31h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

02:20 - 15:50CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

30h 30m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$2,160Etihad Airways

Mon, 17 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug

23:30 - 00:35MEL Melbourne-CAI Cairo

56h 05m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Muscat Seeb

18:50 - 06:15CAI Cairo-MEL Melbourne

28h 25m3 stops Muscat Seeb Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Intl Kuala Lumpur Intl

$3,313Oman Air

Mon, 17 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug

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Virgin Australia flights from Melbourne to Africa

Our best Virgin Australia deals on Melbourne to Africa flight tickets

Virgin Australia

3 Feb

MEL17:10Melbourne

31h 25m

1 stop

JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

7 Feb

JNB20:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 30m

1 stop

MEL17:50Melbourne

$1,941

Virgin Australia

3 Feb

MEL17:10Melbourne

31h 25m

1 stop

JNB15:35Johannesburg OR Tambo

7 Feb

JNB20:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 30m

1 stop

MEL17:50Melbourne

$1,942

Virgin Australia

25 Oct

MEL17:10Melbourne

26h 20m

1 stop

CPT10:30Cape Town Intl

23 Nov

CPT12:35Cape Town Intl

25h 45m

1 stop

MEL23:20Melbourne

$2,088

Qantas Airways flights from Melbourne to Africa

Our best Qantas Airways deals on Melbourne to Africa flight tickets

Qantas Airways

24 Aug

MEL06:15Melbourne

24h 35m

2 stops

CPT22:50Cape Town Intl

28 Sept

CPT14:00Cape Town Intl

20h 55m

2 stops

MEL18:55Melbourne

$2,362

Qantas Airways

9 Nov

AVV06:00Melbourne Avalon

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB15:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

16 Nov

JNB17:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m

1 stop

AVV23:15Melbourne Avalon

$2,406

Qantas Airways

28 Oct

AVV06:00Melbourne Avalon

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB15:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

4 Nov

JNB17:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 25m

1 stop

AVV20:20Melbourne Avalon

$2,483

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MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Thu 3/9

11:00-10:00

1 stop30h 00m

Cairo

Thu 10/9

13:45-12:40

1 stop39h 55m

$1,315

MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Tue 17/11

12:00-07:30

1 stop28h 30m

Cairo

Fri 25/12

13:00-10:00

1 stop36h 00m

$1,315

MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Fri 5/2

07:10-09:55

2 stops35h 45m

Cairo

Fri 19/3

13:00-10:00

1 stop36h 00m

$1,490

MelbourneCape Town

MEL Melbourne - CPT Cape Town Intl

MELCPT

Melbourne

Sun 31/1

07:00-09:25

2 stops35h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 20/2

10:40-08:15

2 stops36h 35m

$1,556

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MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Fri 5/2

17:30-09:55

2 stops25h 25m

Cairo

Fri 19/3

05:25-20:45

2 stops30h 20m

$1,571

MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Sun 8/11

15:30-03:40

2 stops45h 10m

Cairo

Sat 21/11

02:20-11:15

2 stops47h 55m

$1,648

MelbourneCairo

MEL Melbourne - CAI Cairo

MELCAI

Melbourne

Tue 6/10

14:25-09:00

2 stops26h 35m

Cairo

Wed 7/10

21:45-12:15

2 stops30h 30m

$1,748

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

Melbourne

Thu 1/10

15:55-05:40

2 stops44h 45m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 25/11

06:40-06:15

2 stops39h 35m

$1,771

MelbourneCape Town

MEL Melbourne - CPT Cape Town Intl

MELCPT

Melbourne

Tue 26/1

16:20-09:25

2 stops26h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/3

10:40-05:45

2 stops34h 05m

$1,778

MelbourneNairobi

MEL Melbourne - NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

MELNBO

Melbourne

Thu 10/9

13:25-05:40

2 stops47h 15m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 17/9

06:40-09:25

2 stops43h 45m

$1,802

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Melbourne to Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Africa?

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of March, then book flights to Africa from Melbourne during October instead. Flights to Africa in October, while not as cheap as those in March, still average around $1,805.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Africa from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Africa for around $1,731 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Africa from Melbourne for as low as $1,420 on momondo.

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Fastest flight time	15h 20m
Direct flights	Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat and Sun
Airports in Africa	494 airports

The fastest flight from Melbourne to Africa takes 15h 20m

Direct flights go from Melbourne to Africa on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no airlines offering direct flights..

There are 494 airports in Africa. From Melbourne there are direct flights to Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram. (MRU), Casablanca Mohamed V (CMN), Cape Town Intl (CPT), Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO) and 1 more.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Melbourne to Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Melbourne to Africa?
Prices for flights from Melbourne to Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Melbourne to Africa?
There are 18 operators available for flights from Melbourne to Africa as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Melbourne to Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Melbourne to Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Africa?
The required travel and health documents for your Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Melbourne to Africa

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Airline	Rating	Free cancellation	Price
Sichuan Airlines	PriceFrom $748	Free cancellation	Rating 7.8 35 reviews	Search Sichuan Airlines flights
Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $758	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 470 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
Gulf Air	PriceFrom $780	Free cancellation	Rating 7.2 239 reviews	Search Gulf Air flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $827	Free cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,654 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $891	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,742 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $910	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,504 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
China Eastern	PriceFrom $967	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 232 reviews	Search China Eastern flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,006	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,584 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $1,042	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,482 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
IndiGo	PriceFrom $1,143	Free cancellation	Rating 6.8 583 reviews	Search IndiGo flights

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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal from Melbourne to Africa?

Finding the right flight to Africa from Melbourne is quick and easy when you have a range of options in front of you, from reputable agents and recognisable airlines. Options that can then be filtered down to find the best fit. That is what momondo does. We make finding flights to Africa quick and easy, saving you time and money.

Can I find flights from Melbourne to Africa with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to Africa from Melbourne which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights from Melbourne to Africa?

Once all potential Melbourne to Africa flight options are in front of you, momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times amongst many other options.

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