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Find cheap flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne from $927

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne departing on 9/5. 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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Cheap flight deals from John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne (JFK-MEL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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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14:55 - 11:15JFK-MEL
30h 20m1 stop
23:45 - 13:15MEL-JFK
27h 30m1 stop
$1,847Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 2 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
01:55 - 22:15JFK-MEL
30h 20m1 stop
23:45 - 13:15MEL-JFK
27h 30m1 stop
$1,856Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 9 Sep - Tue, 24 Sep
20:03 - 15:35JFK-MEL
29h 32m2 stops
15:45 - 07:25MEL-JFK
29h 40m1 stop
$1,973
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Sat, 22 Jun - Wed, 24 Jul
19:55 - 15:35JFK-MEL
29h 40m2 stops
15:45 - 07:25MEL-JFK
29h 40m1 stop
$1,985
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Sat, 1 Jun - Wed, 19 Jun
00:20 - 19:40JFK-MEL
53h 20m2 stops
21:20 - 22:30MEL-JFK
39h 10m2 stops
$2,328Turkish Airlines
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Sun, 1 Sep - Mon, 23 Sep
01:20 - 08:00JFK-MEL
40h 40m2 stops
15:15 - 15:20MEL-JFK
38h 05m1 stop
$2,334Qatar Airways
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Sun, 1 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
19:25 - 19:40JFK-MEL
34h 15m2 stops
21:20 - 22:30MEL-JFK
39h 10m2 stops
$2,344Turkish Airlines
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Mon, 2 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
11:20 - 23:30JFK-MEL
46h 10m1 stop
23:30 - 09:00MEL-JFK
47h 30m2 stops
$2,351Qatar Airways
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Wed, 8 May - Mon, 13 May
15:45 - 06:45JFK-MEL
25h 00m1 stop
09:25 - 16:20MEL-JFK
20h 55m1 stop
$2,482Qantas Airways
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Wed, 7 Aug - Sun, 25 Aug
15:45 - 06:45JFK-MEL
25h 00m1 stop
09:25 - 16:20MEL-JFK
20h 55m1 stop
$2,599Qantas Airways
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Thu, 22 Aug - Fri, 30 Aug

Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne?

The average price of all flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Melbourne back to New York John F Kennedy Airport, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport is August, where tickets cost $2,650 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $4,320 and $3,529 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 89 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $1,847 on Cathay Pacific, followed by Turkish Airlines ($2,328). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $1,092 on Qatar Airways and from $1,266 on Philippine Airlines.

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Low season

August

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$927
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
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When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport was $603 for a one-way ticket and $1,201 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Melbourne, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Melbourne, Qatar Airways or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Melbourne are Qatar Airways and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $3,513 and an overall rating of 7.7, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,985 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from John F Kennedy Intl 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.7
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 4479 reviews
7.8boarding
8.2crew
7.5food
7.7entertainment
7.7comfort
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Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Apr 2024PHL - DOH
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Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

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.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

Rescheduled after ticket purchased and issued, not 2 or 3 times and not a fourth but by 5 times, by Qantas, that's right, 5 changes! Forcing an overnight stay in Chile and need for visa. Qantas can no longer provide basic services as a national or international service provider. Professionalism is extinct and the provider needs to be mentored and educated in perfecting who to operate as an airline. Qantas is the spirit of Australian dissatisfaction.

Amazing! Was put on the earlier flight and I requested for an aisle seat and was given it. Thanks Qantas!

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

It's only a short trip from Sydney to Melbourne, which i have done many times. The trip met my expectations

The crew were amazing - A great job. They made me feel special and valued.

I really appreciated the fact that when I checked my bags at the Quantas counter after arriving from an international flight an hour early, the agent noticed I had a very long layover. He then found an earlier flight that allowed me to get to Cairns several hours earlier than I planned. That was amazing because I had already traveled over 20 hours and wasn’t looking forward to such a long layover. It allowed me to see my daughter and grandchildren much earlier (it had been two years since I visited last).

Qantas cancelled my flight for no good reason and rebooked me into a middle seat.

1st of all on February 27th Abu Dhabi to Delhi flight the seat wasn't comfortable at all, coming back the Lounge at Abu Dhabi didn't have anything. Than the Food in the flight

Good range of movies but lacking decent tv shows. Wifi was really expensive on this flight, considering flights under 7 hours have a $9.99 USD charge for streaming, to jump up to $24.99 for a 7 hour 40 flight seemed a little bit of a rip off. Staff are inattentive, and really need to improve on the customer experience. The new airport is fantastic, as is the new lounge, a huge upgrade from the old airport and lounge!

Crew were very polite and quicker in service. Excellent cooling, comfortable seats and tasty food served

One thing is very important is you people not giving seat arrangement together to couple, senior citizen. You have to take care of senior citizen. Do not look about money. Money is not important everywhere. Make relationship strong is very very important. I like Etiyad air line out of all air line. Food was hot and delicious. Air hostess gave very good service, nice attitude, very good behaviour. I gave 10 out of 10 marks. Thanks Jivraj

Entertainment did not work from flight from Abu Dhabi to Kolkata. Emirates has a much better flight in that sector.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Boarding was quick and efficient. Ground staff were pleasant and courteous. Food was tasty, portions were good for me. Food containers kept slipping on the tray. Tray would look better with an anti-skid tray mat. I had the bulkhead seat which was very uncomfortable for couple of reasons. Aircraft is designed with no throughput to move across aisle to aisle. Passengers kept jumping over my legs to get from one side to the other to use the toilet. Secondly I had a mother and 9 month baby next to me. Mom had to hold baby for 12 hours in her lap as he did not fit into the bassinet. Half the baby was on my lap during the flight. Aircraft temperature was very cold - light attendant said it was the central cooling and nothing could be done about it. Movie selection was very poor old and outdated.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Everything is good and improved and needs to improve economy class seat more specious so long journey we can enjoy and it will be give more relaxable. Overall all services good and safely landed . I enjoyed my journey and all the cabin crew members services very well.

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from New York to Melbourne found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/5Thu
3 stops
43h 25mJFK-MEL
$927
18/6Tue
2 stops
40h 35mJFK-MEL
$972
30/4Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
32h 10mJFK-MEL
$1,092
5/5Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
46h 10mJFK-MEL
$1,093
24/9Tue
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
38h 50mJFK-MEL
$1,266
18/8Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
43h 20mJFK-MEL
$1,267
11/9Wed
1 stopCathay Pacific
38h 00mJFK-MEL
$1,342
6/8Tue
1 stopPhilippine Airlines
38h 50mJFK-MEL
$1,524
30/9Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
28h 15mJFK-MEL
$1,636
1/10Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
30h 54mJFK-MEL
$1,784

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Last minute flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York to Melbourne that are departing in the next 10 days.
29/4Mon
multi-stopCathay Pacific
46h 15mJFK-MEL
25/5Sat
multi-stopCathay Pacific
36h 50mMEL-JFK
$2,102
26/4Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
41h 20mJFK-MEL
31/5Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
36h 50mMEL-JFK
$2,210
28/4Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 00mJFK-MEL
13/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
47h 30mMEL-JFK
$2,225
30/4Tue
multi-stop
44h 05mJFK-MEL
21/5Tue
multi-stop
30h 25mMEL-JFK
$2,368
30/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 10mJFK-MEL
16/5Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
47h 30mMEL-JFK
$2,396
29/4Mon
multi-stop
41h 35mJFK-MEL
25/5Sat
multi-stop
30h 25mMEL-JFK
$2,443
29/4Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
41h 00mJFK-MEL
25/5Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
51h 25mMEL-JFK
$2,467
28/4Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
65h 00mJFK-MEL
13/5Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
51h 25mMEL-JFK
$2,490
27/4Sat
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
39h 55mJFK-MEL
14/5Tue
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
39h 45mMEL-JFK
$3,172
29/4Mon
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
39h 55mJFK-MEL
25/5Sat
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
39h 30mMEL-JFK
$3,191

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New York John F Kennedy Airport - Melbourne Flights

Departure:

New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK)United States

Destination:

Melbourne (MEL)Australia

Return flight deals:

Melbourne - New York John F Kennedy Airport

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