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Find cheap flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne from $590

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Gatwick to Melbourne departing on 13/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from London to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from London to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Gatwick to Melbourne

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Gatwick to Melbourne that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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21:20 - 08:40LGW-MEL
50h 20m2 stops
10:20 - 18:30MEL-LGW
65h 10m2 stops
$964China Southern
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Sat, 11 May - Sun, 19 May
12:35 - 14:35LGW-MEL
41h 00m1 stop
20:00 - 06:35MEL-LGW
43h 35m1 stop
$1,080Air China
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Sat, 1 Jun - Wed, 12 Jun
21:00 - 14:20LGW-MEL
56h 20m2 stops
20:20 - 20:15MEL-LGW
56h 55m2 stops
$1,142
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Thu, 18 Apr - Thu, 2 May
11:35 - 09:00LGW-MEL
36h 25m1 stop
11:00 - 06:40MEL-LGW
28h 40m1 stop
$1,209China Eastern
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Wed, 15 May - Mon, 10 Jun
11:35 - 09:00LGW-MEL
36h 25m1 stop
11:00 - 06:40MEL-LGW
28h 40m1 stop
$1,307China Eastern
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Thu, 6 Jun - Tue, 18 Jun
21:10 - 14:20LGW-MEL
56h 10m2 stops
11:00 - 06:40MEL-LGW
28h 40m1 stop
$1,368
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Mon, 8 Apr - Wed, 29 May
14:50 - 23:30LGW-MEL
23h 40m1 stop
15:15 - 13:25MEL-LGW
31h 10m1 stop
$1,649Qatar Airways
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Thu, 11 Apr - Mon, 29 Apr
09:00 - 16:45LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
21:00 - 13:25MEL-LGW
25h 25m1 stop
$1,673Qatar Airways
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Thu, 18 Apr - Tue, 23 Apr
09:00 - 16:45LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
21:00 - 13:25MEL-LGW
25h 25m1 stop
$1,833British Airways
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Mon, 29 Apr - Tue, 7 May
09:00 - 16:45LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
15:15 - 06:40MEL-LGW
24h 25m1 stop
$1,882British Airways
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Tue, 23 Apr - Mon, 13 May

Flights from Gatwick to Melbourne - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Gatwick to Melbourne to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

The average price of all flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Melbourne, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport is May, where tickets cost $1,819 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,709 and $2,656 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 86 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne found on KAYAK was with China Southern for $720. China Southern proposed a return connection from $964 and Air China from $1,080.

How long does a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne take?

There are no direct flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne. The quickest journey takes 21h 55m.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$590
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne

When to book flights from Gatwick to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Gatwick to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne Airport was $385 for a one-way ticket and $629 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Melbourne, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Melbourne, Qatar Airways or British Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Melbourne are Qatar Airways and British Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,220 and an overall rating of 7.7, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. British Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,061 and an overall rating of 6.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from London Gatwick Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne with an airline and back to London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Melbourne?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Melbourne from London Gatwick Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Gatwick to Melbourne

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gatwick to Melbourne? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 4166 reviews
79food
83entertainment
81overall
83crew
81comfort
82boarding
Airline reviews

The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

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The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Very bad !! My confirmed ticket got canceled with out notifying me in hyd airport , crew didn’t help us out !! They were very rude!! They made me pay for the confirmed ticket again !! Can you please let us know how I can get the refund for the ticket I paid

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Me and 2 other rows were forgotten during food service. We waited over an hour before they finally served our food. Then only had what was left. They did apologize. Also, they locked the bathroom due to turbulence and my 4 year old had to pee himself because they wouldn’t unlock it for him.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Lovely experience. I feel like travelling in Emirates.. The flights are always superb.Vegan food served was really good..

Serving food took so long . Almost time close to lend. Plus during landing air pressure in cabin cuss ear blocked took long time to unblock.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

The crew was courteous and efficient. There was no entertainment or liquor service on this short international flight.

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The flight from Doha to Mumbai with Indigo was worst in my whole life, I had booked tickets with Qatar, but still we had to fly by Indigo , worst flight

The overall experience for the price we paid was mediocre. Nothing outstanding! Check in process was standard. Flight attendants could have been more well mannered. I found it rude when the attendant nudged me with the snack box to grab my attention when not looking. She could have said ,’excuse me’ instead. My son’s in flight entertainment was not working. The food was not great either. The snack options were not so great with kids in mind. Overall, might not travel qatar again.

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Flight could have been better. Sandwiches provided in the meal were inedible. Service was pathetic

When bussing people to/from the gate, don't pack everyone in like a can of sardines and don't send the bus on its way if the plane isn't ready. Waited for about 40 minutes packed in this bus...both ways!

This was a late night flight but the lights was on all the time and kids were screaming and many people were so loud. I was expecting to have a little rest on the plane considering it is late night but this way I couldn't. I think if at least the light would've been off / lower then people could feel they should be quieter.

Everything was great - but then had to wait one hour for my luggage in Verona…

I sat in the last row of seats. On an 8 hour flight they allowed folks to stand and talk and drink in the back area near the toilets the whole time. They were at times loud and in the way. It was a little annoying. The crew on this trip were pretty mediocre and the plane was littered with trash when we disembarked.

I didn’t get to London or Amsterdam. They lost my connection flight . I was stuck in Madrid and they rerouted my flight to Austria where my son had to come and pick me up. To get to my destination and they lost my luggage and they’ve told me they can not find it very poor service so have no word for what happened

Boarding process needs to be improved. Business class passengers were told to stand in the economy line and vice versa.

Overall good, but the fact that there was no WiFi was a big deal for me. I am not used to having no WiFi during long flights. I always fly Delta-KLM and they never have had an issue with WiFi.

I asked for a wheelchair. I have a back health condition. I had to walk a lot

I travelled on biz class and f there is no water in the toilette to wash my hands I would expect to have this indicated somehow and not just finding out when I'm there expecting to be able to wash my hands and teeth. Also this is in general that it is always so rushy at the end of these kind of long flights. It is like we are sitting there for 9 hours and the last 1.5 hours just feels like I have time for nothing. Because food comes and at the same time we are close to destination everyone tries to pack their stuff and go to toilette and eat and everything :))) not that like I would know a good solution here I just wanted to raise this :)

Boarding = No one respected the boarding groups. The ground crew did nothing to enforce the boarding system. What is the point of being a Gold member when there are no benefits to that? Tired old plane

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from London to Melbourne found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/4Sat
2 stops
56h 10mLGW-MEL
$590
14/4Sun
2 stops
46h 35mLGW-MEL
$653
12/9Thu
1 stopChina Southern
22h 30mLGW-MEL
$720
10/4Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
$936
8/4Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
40h 50mLGW-MEL
$953
7/9Sat
1 stopChina Southern
22h 20mLGW-MEL
$1,031
5/6Wed
1 stopAir China
41h 00mLGW-MEL
$1,076
3/6Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
$1,094
1/4Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
$1,128
1/7Mon
1 stopAir China
41h 00mLGW-MEL
$1,551

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Last minute flights from Gatwick to Melbourne

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from London to Melbourne that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
23/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
24h 25mMEL-LGW
$1,745
31/3Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
21/4Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
42h 40mMEL-LGW
$1,755
2/4Tue
multi-stopChina Eastern
36h 25mLGW-MEL
19/4Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
28h 40mMEL-LGW
$1,774
2/4Tue
multi-stop
22h 45mLGW-MEL
21/4Sun
multi-stop
45h 05mMEL-LGW
$1,837
2/4Tue
multi-stop
22h 45mLGW-MEL
22/4Mon
multi-stop
32h 55mMEL-LGW
$1,850
31/3Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
1/5Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 25mMEL-LGW
$1,946
31/3Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
9/4Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
24h 25mMEL-LGW
$1,958
29/3Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
34h 50mLGW-MEL
19/4Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
28h 40mMEL-LGW
$2,378
1/4Mon
multi-stopEmirates
22h 45mLGW-MEL
20/4Sat
multi-stopEmirates
43h 10mMEL-LGW
$3,100
31/3Sun
multi-stopEmirates
39h 35mLGW-MEL
20/4Sat
multi-stopEmirates
37h 55mMEL-LGW
$3,360

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London Gatwick Airport - Melbourne Flights

Departure:

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)United Kingdom

Destination:

Melbourne (MEL)Australia

Return flight deals:

Melbourne - London Gatwick Airport

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