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JQ Return flights from $210
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$210
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Tue 17 Aug$221
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Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Wed 18 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 23 Aug$221
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Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 30 Aug$221
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Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Mon 02 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Tue 03 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Wed 04 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Mon 09 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Tue 10 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Wed 11 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Tue 17 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Wed 18 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 02 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Tue 03 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Wed 04 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 09 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Tue 10 Aug$221
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Wed 11 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Mon 23 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Tue 24 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Wed 25 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Mon 02 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Tue 03 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Wed 04 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Mon 30 Aug$221
Dep. Wed 14 JulRet. Tue 31 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Mon 09 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Tue 10 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Wed 11 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Tue 17 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Wed 18 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Mon 23 Aug$221
Dep. Thu 15 JulRet. Tue 24 Aug$221
VA Return flights from $239
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Thu 22 Jul$239
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$239
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Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$241
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$241
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$242
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Wed 26 May$260
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Thu 27 May$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Fri 28 May$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Sat 29 May$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Sun 30 May$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Mon 31 May$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Tue 01 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Wed 02 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Thu 03 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Fri 04 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Sat 05 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Sun 06 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Mon 07 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Tue 08 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 19 MayRet. Wed 09 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 04 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 04 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 05 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Wed 05 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Thu 06 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Thu 06 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Fri 07 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Fri 07 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Sat 08 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Sat 08 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Sun 09 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Sun 09 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Mon 10 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Mon 10 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 11 MayRet. Sat 12 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 11 MayRet. Sun 13 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 18 MayRet. Tue 15 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 18 MayRet. Wed 16 Jun$263
Dep. Tue 18 MayRet. Thu 17 Jun$263
JQ,VA Return flights from $249
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Tue 05 Jan$249
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Sun 10 Jan$256
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Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$257
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$258
Dep. Wed 31 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$258
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$267
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$267
Dep. Fri 05 FebRet. Wed 10 Feb$271
Dep. Mon 23 NovRet. Wed 02 Dec$274
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$280
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$282
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$296
Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$297
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$310
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$320
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$323
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$335
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$346
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$350
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$350
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$367
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$371
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$416
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$463
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$478
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$482
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$488
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$502
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$581
JQ,QF Return flights from $262
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$262
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$269
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Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Tue 05 Jan$276
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$282
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Thu 22 Jul$290
Dep. Fri 05 FebRet. Wed 10 Feb$295
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Sun 10 Jan$301
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$312
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$312
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$315
Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$316
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$352
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$358
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$377
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$377
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$379
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$379
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$381
Dep. Mon 23 NovRet. Wed 02 Dec$398
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$411
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$427
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$459
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$461
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$485
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$492
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$494
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$494
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$503
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$548
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$610
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 04 Nov$2,469
QF,VA Return flights from $273
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$273
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$282
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Dep. Fri 05 FebRet. Wed 10 Feb$286
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$299
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Thu 22 Jul$300
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Tue 05 Jan$304
Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$315
Dep. Wed 31 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$317
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$322
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$326
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$342
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Sun 10 Jan$351
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$354
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$371
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$378
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$395
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$397
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$397
Dep. Mon 23 NovRet. Wed 02 Dec$421
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$430
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$433
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$436
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$473
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$480
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$502
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$509
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$511
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$541
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$548
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$571
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$638
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,065
QF Return flights from $289
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$289
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$290
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Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Thu 22 Jul$294
Dep. Fri 05 FebRet. Wed 10 Feb$302
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$302
Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$303
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$311
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Sun 10 Jan$312
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$314
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Fri 18 Jun$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Tue 06 Jul$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Wed 07 Jul$320
Dep. Fri 02 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Fri 02 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Sat 03 Jul$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Sun 04 Jul$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Sun 04 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Tue 06 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Wed 07 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Sun 04 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Mon 05 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$320
Dep. Mon 05 JulRet. Tue 06 Jul$320
Dep. Mon 05 JulRet. Wed 07 Jul$320
Dep. Mon 05 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Mon 05 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Tue 06 JulRet. Tue 06 Jul$320
Dep. Tue 06 JulRet. Wed 07 Jul$320
Dep. Tue 06 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Tue 06 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Wed 07 JulRet. Wed 07 Jul$320
Dep. Wed 30 JunRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Wed 30 JunRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Wed 07 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
Dep. Wed 07 JulRet. Sat 10 Jul$320
Dep. Thu 08 JulRet. Fri 09 Jul$320
CZ,VA Return flights from $292
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$292
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$299
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Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$344
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$393
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$574
CZ Return flights from $316
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$316
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$426
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$636
NH,VA Return flights from $553
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$553
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$564
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Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$623
JQ,NH Return flights from $661
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$661
VA,ZL Return flights from $729
Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$729
Dep. Wed 31 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$729
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Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$754
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$773
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$804
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$826
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$857
QF,ZL Return flights from $768
Dep. Wed 31 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$768
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$794
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Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$870
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$874
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$940
JQ,ZL Return flights from $802
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$802
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$833
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $1,121
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,121
EK Return flights from $1,945
Dep. Fri 05 FebRet. Wed 10 Feb$1,945
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Sun 21 Feb$1,949
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Dep. Sat 05 DecRet. Mon 07 Dec$1,984
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Thu 22 Jul$1,990
Dep. Tue 13 JulRet. Mon 16 Aug$1,994
Dep. Mon 03 MayRet. Fri 07 May$2,014
Dep. Tue 15 JunRet. Sat 19 Jun$2,028
Dep. Sat 03 JulRet. Mon 05 Jul$2,069
Dep. Fri 04 DecRet. Sun 06 Dec$2,077
Dep. Fri 27 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$2,095
Dep. Sat 28 NovRet. Mon 30 Nov$2,095
Dep. Mon 23 NovRet. Wed 02 Dec$2,116
Dep. Wed 31 MarRet. Sun 04 Apr$2,158
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Mon 14 Dec$2,197
Dep. Sat 21 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$2,197
Dep. Wed 09 DecRet. Tue 05 Jan$2,202
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$2,203
Dep. Sat 13 FebRet. Sun 14 Feb$2,204
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov$2,226
Dep. Fri 20 NovRet. Sat 21 Nov$2,226
Dep. Mon 28 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$2,347
Dep. Tue 10 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$2,628
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov$2,649
Dep. Fri 06 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$2,830
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$2,896
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$2,915
Dep. Fri 18 DecRet. Sun 20 Dec$2,974
Dep. Thu 05 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$2,987
Dep. Sat 07 NovRet. Sun 08 Nov$3,105
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 09 Nov$3,236
Dep. Wed 06 JanRet. Sun 10 Jan$3,412

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Sydney

Return fares from Melbourne to Sydney by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Nov 2026
$211
Dec 2026
$207
Jan 2027
$221
Feb 2027
$206
Mar 2027
$221
Apr 2027
$277
May 2027
$189
Jun 2027
$229

The cheapest month to fly to Sydney is May 2027, with return fares from $189 — 32% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $277).

When Should You Fly to Sydney?

Based on the fares we've tracked, May is typically the cheapest month to fly to Sydney, with return fares from $189. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $277.

Across the year, return fares to Sydney average around $220. If you can travel in the off-peak months of May, February and December, you'll generally pay up to 14% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Sydney Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Sydney return airfares.

November 2026
$211
December 2026
$207
January 2027
$221
February 2027
$206
March 2027
$221
April 2027
$277
May 2027
$189
June 2027
$229

Average Melbourne to Sydney Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Sydney return airfares.

November 2026
$369
December 2026
$378
January 2027
$405
February 2027
$376
March 2027
$368
April 2027
$409
May 2027
$405
June 2027
$381
July 2027
$383

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