Cheap flights from Wellington to Melbourne

In general, September is the cheapest month to fly from Wellington to Melbourne. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $501. If you aren’t able to travel to Melbourne during the month of September, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $568.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Melbourne. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $490. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Melbourne on Monday is $692.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Melbourne is in the evening. Flights from Wellington to Melbourne during this time can be as low as $500. Flights to Melbourne are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $612. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Wellington to Melbourne for the best Wellington - Melbourne flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne from Wellington when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne for around $607 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne from Wellington for as low as $524 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Wellington to Melbourne flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Wellington and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 94 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Air New Zealand have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.