Cheap flights from Melbourne to Thailand from $290

The month of August is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Thailand from Melbourne, with most prices found around $587. If you don’t want to visit Thailand in August, then you should wait until October to fly from Melbourne, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $646.

Our data shows that Saturday is the least expensive day to fly to Thailand. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,275. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Thailand on Friday is $1,372.

Flying to Thailand from Melbourne at midday is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $1,275 when looking at flights departing at midday. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Thailand, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,518 per ticket.

Fly from Melbourne to Phuket City for the best Melbourne - Thailand flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Thailand from Melbourne when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Thailand for around $825 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Thailand from Melbourne for as low as $740 on momondo.

Jetstar, Scoot, and VietJet Air are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Thailand

Jetstar, Thai Airways and Scoot are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Thailand from Melbourne according to our data. Jetstar is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Thailand. Keep in mind that there are 20 different airlines that fly to Thailand on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Melbourne and Thailand have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 128 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

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

According to our data, Thai Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 15 flights take off from Melbourne and land in Thailand each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 13:00, with 67% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 106 flights per week flying from Melbourne to Thailand. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.