Cheap flights from Melbourne to New Zealand from $285

The cheapest month to fly to New Zealand from Melbourne is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around $472, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit New Zealand in May, then you should wait until August to fly from Melbourne, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $498.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to New Zealand is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $557. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to New Zealand is Tuesday, with ticket prices averaging around $615.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $474. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to New Zealand is in the morning when prices are around $891.

Fly from Melbourne to Queenstown Intl for the best Melbourne - New Zealand flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Zealand from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Zealand for around $509 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Zealand from Melbourne for as low as $436 on momondo.

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

Jetstar, Virgin Australia, and Air New Zealand are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to New Zealand

Jetstar, Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Zealand from Melbourne according to our data. Jetstar is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to New Zealand. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New Zealand on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 22% of flights between Melbourne and New Zealand have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 100 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.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday 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 21% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Melbourne and New Zealand is 79 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 09:00, with 59% of daily flights leaving at midday.

As of September 2026, 557 flights take off from Melbourne and land in New Zealand each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 18% of weekly flights taking off on this day.