Cheap flights from Melbourne to Alice Springs from $342

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to Alice Springs. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $638. If you aren’t able to travel to Alice Springs during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $659.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Alice Springs is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $712. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to depart from Melbourne because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around $1,008.

Fly from Melbourne to Alice Springs for the best Melbourne - Alice Springs flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Alice Springs from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Alice Springs for around $742 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Alice Springs from Melbourne for as low as $380 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Melbourne and Alice Springs have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 57 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning 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, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from Melbourne to Alice Springs. The most common time of day flights depart is 08:00, with 100% of flights taking off at midday.

As of September 2026, 8 flights take off from Melbourne and land in Alice Springs each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 25% of weekly flights taking off on this day.