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What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne Essendon Airport?

Afternoon flights to Melbourne Essendon Airport are the cheapest at $657 return on average. Afternoon flights are the most expensive at $657.

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  • Which means of public transport operate into Melbourne city centre?

    The Starbus City Shuttle is your public connection from Essendon Fields Airport to many points of interest in Melbourne. Tickets for the service cost approximately A$ 20 per ride and going to Melbourne CBD will take about 1h.

  • Is Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport open 24/7?

    This regional airport operates from 5:30 to 20:00 on weekdays, meaning you will definitely arrive within a reasonable time. On the weekends, the airport is open a little longer, until 22:30 on Saturdays and from 9:00 to 22:00 on Sundays.

  • What is there to do at Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport?

    Essendon Fields Airport may be a regional airport, but there is enough to enjoy for departing and arriving travellers. Eateries include a Nando’s and Subways, among cafés and other restaurants. With a post office, chemist, and LaManna Supermarket, you can get all your essentials when arriving at the airport.

  • Can I rent a car directly at Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport?

    Essendon Airport features three car hire agencies on the airport premises. The service desks of Hertz, Avis, and Budget can be found in the Arrivals Area of the terminal building.

  • Does Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport have a hotel close-by?

    A Hyatt Place Hotel is located within the airport grounds, making it very convenient for arriving passengers to find a bed for the night. The hotel is just a short walk from the main terminal building and the shuttle to Melbourne International Airport also operates from there.

  • Which airports serve Melbourne and the surrounding area?

    Flights to Melbourne can arrive at several major airports serving the metro area, including Melbourne Avalon (AVV), Melbourne Moorabbin (MBW), Melbourne Essendon (MEB) and Melbourne (MEL).

  • How do I know if a flight to Melbourne Essendon Airport is a good deal?

    A good deal on a flight to Melbourne Essendon Airport is around $627 return. This fare is in the lowest 25% of return flight prices searched on KAYAK, averaged across the cities most often searched as origins by KAYAK users.

Your guide to booking Melbourne Essendon Airport flights

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  • For flights to Melbourne Essendon Airport, recent KAYAK data shows that stronger deals tend to be around $627 return. If you see a fare below that threshold, it's a good deal – book before the price climbs back up.
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  • Once you arrive in Melbourne Essendon Airport, a few great places to start are Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Crown Casino, and Marvel Stadium. These are popular with first-time visitors and can give you a good feel for the area.
  • The smaller regional airport Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport (MEB) is closest to Melbourne centre, which makes it a good choice for travellers. It is only 22min by car to the centre and can be accessed via the M2.
  • Two airlines depart from Melbourne Essendon Airport to various Australian destinations. Sharp Airlines serves the south of Australia, offering flights to King Island, Flinders Island, and Griffith. Fly Corporate serves the area of Queensland and New South Wales, flying to cities like Dubbo and Wollongong.
  • Essendon Airport features a short-term and long-term car park, so you can conveniently leave your car at the airport during your time away. The long-term car park is outdoors and costs approximately A$ 8.80 per day. In the short-term car park you can park up to two hours free of charge.
  • If you need to connect to Melbourne International Airport (MEL), the biggest one in Melbourne, for another flight, you can make use of the free express shuttle that operates between Essendon Fields Airport and Melbourne International Airport. It operates between 06:00 and 22:00 and pre-booking is required.
  • One of the advantages when flying from or to a smaller regional airport is that there is less waiting involved, so you are in and out really quickly. Security screenings are not a requirement at this airport and the check-in and check-out are subsequently efficient and fast.
  • From Melbourne Essendon Airport, you are not only conveniently close to the city but are within a driving range of many other towns, too. Sunbury is only 20min by car away and the Kinglake National Park is just a 1h drive from the airport.

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Flight cancelled due to broken seat. $8 refreshment voucher barely bought a coffee. 3 hours to next flight. Also then delayed.

4.0 OkayChristopher, June 2026
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Flight cancelled due to broken seat. $8 refreshment voucher barely bought a coffee. 3 hours to next flight. Also then delayed.

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

For a red eye flight it is pretty uncomfortable. They provide nothing in the way of pillows, etc.

Toasties not available (only GF option). Hot drinks not able to be served No usb charging port

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

Virgin flights are always on time, check in is always smooth with helpful staff. The air crew are friendly and helpful. Luggage comes out quickly and in good shape. We didn't have food or entertainment, it was only a short flight, so I can't comment on those.

The flight was canceled. And I had to book on Jetstar to get home

my flight was Delayed 3 x and no reason was provided

Delayed 50 mins. Check in was excellent, boarding was good, everything else was OK and perfectly acceptable for a budget airline. Price was excellent. I noticed this airline had two other flights to our destination cancelled so not very reliable.

Horrible. The people that get this flights are very sick, dangerous and unhygienic

The smells on this plane were disgusting. So many sweaty and unhygienic people i couldn't stand it. I dream of being anywhere else in the world when I am on a JetStar flight they suck.

One of the better flights I’ve had w Jetstar. Smooth boarding, early take off, on time landing, very courteous crew, clean plane.

local frequent travellers know that Jetstar’s flights between MEL and LST are turnaround flights so those in the morning tend to run on time and become delayed increasingly through the day. We observed how the staff at check in and boarding try to assist, guide and facilitate travellers - they were courteous, efficient, amiable while enforcing Jetstar’s baggage requirements. They try to speed up boarding by having passengers board from both front and back. We would take Jetstar again.

The issue was a 4 hour delay to takeoff with very sketchy information provided about the available of the flights delay. Passengers were not informed of gate changes and how long the delay might be. It ended with a late night 2 hour drive to our home which was not ideal for elderly people.

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours but the Jetstar crew were fantastic.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

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