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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Queenstown

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JQ Return flights from $609
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$609
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Wed 10 Mar$623
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Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 05 Mar$623
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Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$623
Dep. Wed 03 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Wed 10 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Fri 12 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Wed 17 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Wed 10 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Fri 12 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Wed 17 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$623
Dep. Mon 22 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Wed 10 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Fri 12 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Wed 17 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Wed 03 Mar$623
Dep. Sun 21 FebRet. Fri 05 Mar$623
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Fri 19 Mar$623
Dep. Wed 17 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Sun 21 Mar$623
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Wed 24 Mar$648
Dep. Fri 19 MarRet. Fri 26 Mar$648
JQ,VA Return flights from $700
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$700
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$748
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$779
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$922
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$962
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,115
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,117
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,913
JQ,NZ Return flights from $751
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$751
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$780
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$826
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$862
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$949
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$976
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,153
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,428
VA Return flights from $776
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$776
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$784
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$846
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$865
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$909
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,132
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,249
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,903
JQ,QF Return flights from $780
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$780
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$811
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$822
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$944
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$1,023
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,060
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,118
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,749
EK,JQ Return flights from $811
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$811
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$827
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Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$861
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$955
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$1,100
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,108
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,178
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,885
NZ,VA Return flights from $835
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$835
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$859
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Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$889
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$892
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$908
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$930
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,165
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,407
QF,VA Return flights from $844
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$844
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$886
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Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$918
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$924
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,001
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,078
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,211
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,955
NZ Return flights from $847
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$847
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$847
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Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$870
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$911
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,007
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,077
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,125
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$1,132
EK,VA Return flights from $878
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$878
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$917
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$938
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$941
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$987
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,067
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,260
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,174
JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $907
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$907
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$921
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$1,086
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,162
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,197
NZ,QF Return flights from $908
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$908
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$917
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Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$957
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$980
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$987
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$996
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,133
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,423
EK,NZ Return flights from $916
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$916
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$941
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Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$956
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$963
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$998
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,013
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,230
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,577
QF Return flights from $934
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$934
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$936
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Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$964
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$1,027
Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,039
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,098
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,317
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,249
EK Return flights from $943
Dep. Mon 05 AprRet. Sun 11 Apr$943
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$974
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Dep. Sun 21 MarRet. Sat 03 Apr$1,061
Dep. Mon 01 MarRet. Fri 12 Mar$1,064
Dep. Thu 25 MarRet. Fri 02 Apr$1,075
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Tue 16 Mar$1,079
Dep. Fri 30 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov$1,430
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,220

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Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Queenstown from New Zealand. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Queenstown

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

Oct 2026
$624
Nov 2026
$692
Dec 2026
$639
Jan 2027
$619
Feb 2027
$624
Mar 2027
$666
Apr 2027
$752
May 2027
$622
Jun 2027
$613
Jul 2027
$700

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown is June 2027, with return fares from $613 — 19% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $752).

When Should You Fly to Queenstown?

Based on the fares we've tracked, June is typically the cheapest month to fly to Queenstown, with return fares from $613. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $752.

Across the year, return fares to Queenstown average around $655. If you can travel in the off-peak months of June, January and May, you'll generally pay up to 6% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Queenstown Return Prices

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

October 2026
$624
November 2026
$692
December 2026
$639
January 2027
$619
February 2027
$624
March 2027
$666
April 2027
$752
May 2027
$622
June 2027
$613
July 2027
$700

Average Melbourne to Queenstown Return Prices

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

October 2026
$1,055
November 2026
$1,166
December 2026
$957
January 2027
$967
February 2027
$992
March 2027
$950
April 2027
$919
May 2027
$955
June 2027
$930
July 2027
$970

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