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Find Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to Essendon (BNE-MEB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane to Essendon 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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Everything you should know

When to book
6 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 6 weeks in advance save around 42% compared to booking last minute.
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June
Cheapest • 31% price drop
September
Most popular
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to Essendon flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Brisbane to Essendon 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 Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Melbourne Essendon, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon 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 Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport is June, where tickets cost $202 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $394 and $369 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Best time to beat the crowds (21% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (33% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Brisbane to Essendon

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Brisbane to Essendon based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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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 Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon flights

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Brisbane to Melbourne, Virgin Australia or Jetstar?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Brisbane to Melbourne are Virgin Australia and Jetstar. With an average price for the route of $339 and an overall rating of 7.5, Virgin Australia is the most popular choice. Jetstar is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $251 and an overall rating of 6.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon?

    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 Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne Essendon from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Melbourne Essendon?

    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 Essendon with an airline and back to Brisbane with another airline.

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

    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 Essendon from Brisbane up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Brisbane to Essendon

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane 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 Brisbane to Essendon? 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.
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Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 416 reviews
8.2Crew
6.4Entertainment
7.5Comfort
7.7Boarding
6.4Food
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Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

10.0 ExcellentManish, Aug 2025MEL - SYD
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Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

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.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

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.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

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