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$1,047 Find cheap flights from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

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Cheap flight deals from New York to Melbourne (NYC-MEL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New York 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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01:55 - 05:55JFK-MEL
38h 00m1 stop
23:45 - 13:15MEL-JFK
27h 30m1 stop
$1,956Cathay Pacific
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Tue, 10 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
14:55 - 12:15JFK-MEL
30h 20m1 stop
00:45 - 13:15MEL-JFK
27h 30m1 stop
$1,991Cathay Pacific
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Sat, 5 Oct - Sat, 12 Oct
16:40 - 08:15EWR-MEL
25h 35m1 stop
10:55 - 22:59MEL-EWR
26h 04m2 stops
$2,381United Airlines
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Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
13:55 - 11:05EWR-MEL
31h 10m3 stops
06:00 - 21:00MEL-EWR
29h 00m3 stops
$2,424Air Canada
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Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
10:30 - 11:05JFK-MEL
34h 35m3 stops
20:30 - 22:18MEL-JFK
39h 48m3 stops
$2,425Air Canada
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Thu, 30 May - Thu, 6 Jun
21:00 - 06:45JFK-MEL
43h 45m1 stop
06:00 - 16:20MEL-JFK
24h 20m2 stops
$2,537Qantas Airways
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Sat, 24 Aug - Wed, 4 Sep
16:30 - 06:45JFK-MEL
24h 15m1 stop
06:50 - 16:20MEL-JFK
24h 30m2 stops
$2,644Qantas Airways
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Thu, 19 Sep - Thu, 10 Oct
16:00 - 10:50EWR-MEL
28h 50m2 stops
09:30 - 16:35MEL-EWR
21h 05m1 stop
$2,885Air New Zealand
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Wed, 11 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
17:59 - 10:50EWR-MEL
26h 51m2 stops
12:10 - 00:30MEL-EWR
26h 20m2 stops
$2,890Air New Zealand
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Tue, 20 Aug - Tue, 3 Sep
11:30 - 08:15EWR-MEL
30h 45m1 stop
10:55 - 23:33MEL-EWR
26h 38m1 stop
$2,923United Airlines
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Thu, 16 May - Thu, 23 May

Flights from New York to Melbourne - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New York 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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

The average price of all flights from New York to Melbourne Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New York, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New York 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 to Melbourne Airport is August, where tickets cost $2,633 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $4,293 and $3,507 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York 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 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 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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $1,956 on Cathay Pacific, followed by Qatar Airways ($2,358). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $1,310 on Cathay Pacific and from $1,375 on Iberia.

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September

High season

December

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Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
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Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Melbourne

When to book flights from New York to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New York 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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flights

  • Which New York Airport is the most central?

    LaGuardia Airport is New York’s most central airport and is located around 30min from the city centre. It also takes approximately 30min to travel by road to Newark International Airport and between 40min and 1h to get to John F Kennedy Airport from the city centre.

  • Can I fly non-stop from New York airports to Melbourne?

    There are no non-stop flights available from New York airports to Melbourne Airport (MEL). When you fly from John F Kennedy Airport (JFK) with Philippine Airlines, Cathay Pacific, or Qatar Airways, you will usually have to make one stopover en route. On flights with other airlines or from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) or Newark International Airport (EWR), you will usually have to make two stops.

  • Is transport available from Melbourne Airport?

    There are a number of convenient transport options for passengers landing at Melbourne Airport. Passengers can take the Skybus Service from directly outside the Arrivals Hall. This service costs around A$ 15 and takes approximately 50min. There are also taxi ranks in operation outside each of the airport’s four terminals.

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York to Melbourne Airport was $685 for a one-way ticket and $1,280 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    On your way to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), you’ll fly out from one of these New York airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia. You’ll be landing at Melbourne.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Melbourne, Air New Zealand or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Melbourne are Air New Zealand and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,396 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $395 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) from New York 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 to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New York to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) from New York up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from New York to Melbourne

  • All three of New York’s major airports have long and short-stay parking available. If you’re flying from John F Kennedy Airport (JFK), you will find long-stay parking situated up to 3.2 km from the airport. All long-stay car parks are covered by a free shuttle bus or a Metro to the airport. However, this journey can take up to 30min so should be factored into your departure time. This is also the case when you fly from Newark International (EWR) or LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
  • Currency exchange services are available for passengers arriving at Melbourne Airport (MEL). There are foreign exchanges located in the Arrivals areas of both Terminals 1 and 2.
  • If you are flying from John F Kennedy Airport with Etihad Airways, you can enjoy the Etihad Lounge that is located in Terminal 4 at the end of the Departures Hall after Security.

Top 5 airlines serving from New York 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 643 reviews
8.8Crew
8.1Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
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All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

8.0 ExcellentDaniel, Apr 2024ZQN - SYD
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All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

The pilot tried to make up for lost time due to delays that were out of her control. She communicated the issues openly and clearly and made every effort to do what she could to alleviate issues.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Staff great. Tight seating. Pretzels and drink same as any other airline.

Long flights are best when the seats have movies and shows to watch.

The cabin temperature was very warm. Flight attendant did not help when my 3 YO needed to go to the bathroom and it was close to landing time. She knocked and opened the door. I would appreciate more empathy towards the situation.

Held up on the first leg of our flight the captain asked everyone to remain seated so that we and two others could deplane quickly to catch out tight connection which we did successfully.

The flight was fine. The breakfast sandwich purchased in advance not that great I did not use their entertainment.

Took off in time. Landed early. Much better than I thought it would be. Only down side, no TVs

Crew was great. Very nice. And the bad... Do not get the aisle last row seat on a 737-900. Right next to the bathroom door! I literally saw everyone on the entire plane! Not good! Landing was a little sketchy too. Felt like we were skidding all over the runway!

Great no problems. Very friendly. An hour ahead of schedule

Great crew. Uncomfortable cramped seats. Crappy snacks. But on schedule and no doors blew off.

There should be in flight entertainment screens and there needs to be more variety in the entertainment offerings.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

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).

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Nice flight, nice crew but no cookie or napkin with my seltzer.

The flight was canceled. Got rebooked to Chicago and when we arrived our luggage where to there. They were going to our original destination the day after. They would not deliver them to our house. We had to go pick them up.

EWR terminal C United Club is great. Flight and everything else mediocre

737 Max was leaking water into the cabin through the windows. Overhead bins opened on landing. Bad bad plane.

Very bad , airplain had problem with engines , had to evacuate, had a delay on my trip for almost 4 hours , lost my rental car in london..

Other than the two hour delay, it was fine. Of course they were very professional and kept us informed throughout the whole delay..

Easy boarding in group 2. Landed 1/2 hr early. Delicious cookie snack.

Good. The wife was not working but then it got resolved.

Missed this flight due to delays from my previous flight

The flight was very uncomfortable and there was no snacks served for the 13 hours international flight. In addition, the flight was delayed 3 hours

It was great, love the experience and will definitely recommend 👌. Communication was great

The flight got canceled multiple times and we had to drive their to reach midnight for our next morning interview. Poor and unriable experience. Now have to ask for a refund since we didn't need their rescheduled flight three days later.

In flight wifi that I paid for was very slow and at times didn't work at all.

No food, not even snacks on the 6hr flight from Newark to Vancouver! The movie collection made up for it though and they did come around with drinks twice. Just good to know so you can eat ahead/bring snacks onto the flight. It was a bumpy ride induced by wind and rain but otherwise got to the destination safely and promptly.

Announcements were to loud, too insistent and too often. The same messages can be made in a nice relaxed, yet efficient manner. There is no need to "talk down" as if on a mild power trip. It's immature and unnecessary. This is a constant irritant especially with Air Canada. Learn from your European competitors to have a bit of class.

My flight was cancelled. The flight they booked me on was delayed over 2 hours with mechanical problems so I missed my connection and they ran out of hotel rooms, so I had to book and pay for it on my own. I also had to pay for food out of pocket. It was a terrible experience.

Date was for a day earlier than I realized and no email or text up on check in. At least I could have made an effort to re-arrange my schedule to use the flight. 100% write off + cost of new ticket.

The agents lied and said flight was completely full, (wasn’t even have full) then proceeded to take everyone’s roller bags even though there was plenty room to accommodate them on the flight.

The Air Canada agents in Newark are the best in the system!

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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.
18/8Sun
3 stops
58h 45mJFK-MEL
$1,047
18/8Sun
2 stops
56h 20mJFK-MEL
$1,048
1/6Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
43h 45mJFK-MEL
$1,533
6/8Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
32h 00mEWR-MEL
$1,777
6/8Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
30h 50mLGA-MEL
$1,777
6/8Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
23h 25mLGA-MEL
$1,890
1/6Sat
3 stopsAir Canada
48h 35mLGA-MEL
$1,980
26/5Sun
3 stopsAir Canada
29h 35mLGA-MEL
$2,022
1/6Sat
2 stopsAir New Zealand
36h 50mLGA-MEL
$2,256
14/6Fri
2 stopsAir New Zealand
36h 50mLGA-MEL
$2,303

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Last minute flights from New York 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.
6/5Mon
multi-stop
44h 40mJFK-MEL
15/5Wed
multi-stop
29h 40mMEL-JFK
$2,065
7/5Tue
multi-stop
44h 05mJFK-MEL
15/5Wed
multi-stop
29h 40mMEL-JFK
$2,100
5/5Sun
multi-stop
32h 10mJFK-MEL
15/5Wed
multi-stop
29h 15mMEL-JFK
$2,182
7/5Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
31h 10mEWR-MEL
14/5Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
27h 48mMEL-EWR
$3,440
7/5Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
30h 55mLGA-MEL
14/5Tue
multi-stopAir Canada
30h 26mMEL-LGA
$3,440
7/5Tue
multi-stopAir New Zealand
45h 30mEWR-MEL
14/5Tue
multi-stopAir New Zealand
24h 42mMEL-EWR
$4,409
6/5Mon
multi-stopAir New Zealand
29h 00mEWR-MEL
15/5Wed
multi-stopAir New Zealand
21h 05mMEL-EWR
$4,536
6/5Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 10mEWR-MEL
13/5Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
22h 55mMEL-EWR
$4,565
4/5Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 15mEWR-MEL
19/5Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
22h 55mMEL-EWR
$4,668
8/5Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
23h 25mLGA-MEL
31/5Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 59mMEL-LGA
$5,080

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