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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Rarotonga

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JQ,VA Return flights from $1,022
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,022
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,189
JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,178
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,178
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,202
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Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,213
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,225
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,230
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,250
JQ,QF Return flights from $1,186
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,186
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,197
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Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,206
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,260
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,326
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,354
EK,JQ Return flights from $1,199
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,199
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,204
EK,JQ,VA Return flights from $1,224
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,224
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $1,225
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,225
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,626
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Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$3,288
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$3,323
JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $1,253
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,253
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,297
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Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,325
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,364
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,728
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $1,316
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,316
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,412
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Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,442
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,451
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,482
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,507
JQ,NZ,QF,VA Return flights from $1,335
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,335
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,414
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Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,960
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$3,388
QF Return flights from $1,408
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,408
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,449
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Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,463
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,473
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,541
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,561
NZ Return flights from $1,409
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,409
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,447
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,448
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,660
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,858
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,918
NZ,QF Return flights from $1,437
Dep. Sun 07 JunRet. Sun 14 Jun$1,437
Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,505
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug$1,534
Dep. Wed 10 JunRet. Sun 21 Jun$1,566
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,785
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,795
JQ,NZ,TN Return flights from $1,470
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,470
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$2,063
EK,JQ,NZ Return flights from $1,476
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,476
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Fri 22 May$1,569
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Dep. Wed 27 JanRet. Tue 09 Feb$1,607
EK,JQ,QF Return flights from $1,480
Dep. Sat 09 MayRet. Fri 15 May$1,480

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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 Rarotonga from New Zealand and flights to Cook Islands. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne


Cheapest Melbourne to Rarotonga Return Prices

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

December 2025
$1,486
January 2026
$1,197
February 2026
$892
March 2026
$1,187
April 2026
$1,160
September 2026
$1,135

Average Melbourne to Rarotonga Return Prices

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

January 2026
$3,247
March 2026
$1,562
April 2026
$2,053
August 2026
$1,794

Did you know...

  • The Tiare Village Hostel which is at Ara Metua is the nearest hotel to Avarua airport.
  • The distance between Avarua and Melbourne is 5,577 km.
  • The quickest return flight on this route is 18 hours and 10 minutes on . Stopovers include Auckland
  • Avarua is 20 hours behind Melbourne. You'll most likely be jetlagged for a few days.

Questions and Answers

What airlines fly direct to Rarotonga from Melbourne?

No airlines fly direct between Melbourne and Rarotonga.

What is the best airline to fly to Rarotonga from Melbourne?

The best airline to fly from Melbourne to Rarotonga is Qantas. The best low-cost airline is Jetstar.

How to get from Melbourne to Rarotonga
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Sydney (SYD)
1h 25m
Layover - 50m
Sydney (SYD)
 to 
Rarotongo (RAR)
5h 50m

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