Cheap flights from Melbourne to Xiamen from $498

If you don’t want to visit Xiamen in August, then you should wait until October to fly from Melbourne, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $415.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Xiamen is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $885. 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 $1,012.

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 when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Xiamen for around $1,059 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 for as low as $941 on momondo.

Cathay Pacific and China Eastern are the most popular carriers 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 according to our data. XiamenAir is the first choice among our users, with 82% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Xiamen. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Xiamen on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 28% 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 107 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 28% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of July 2026, there are 1 flights per day flying from Melbourne to Xiamen. The most common time of day flights depart is 11:00, with 100% of flights taking off at midday.

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