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Cheap Flights from China to Melbourne

 
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Recent return flight deals from China to Melbourne

Mon, 16 Nov - Sat, 27 Feb
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20:15 - 07:00CAN  Guangzhou Baiyun-MEL Melbourne
31h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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06:15 - 20:20MEL  Melbourne-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun
17h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$668Multiple Airlines
Mon, 16 Nov - Sun, 28 Feb
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20:15 - 07:00CAN  Guangzhou Baiyun-MEL Melbourne
31h 45m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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06:15 - 20:20MEL  Melbourne-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun
17h 05m1 stop Kuala Lumpur Intl
$668Multiple Airlines
Wed, 28 Oct - Wed, 4 Nov
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21:25 - 07:00PKX  Beijing Daxing Intl-MEL Melbourne
30h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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09:00 - 10:50MEL  Melbourne-PKX Beijing Daxing Intl
28h 50m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$704Juneyao Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
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21:25 - 07:00PKX  Beijing Daxing Intl-MEL Melbourne
30h 35m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
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09:00 - 20:20MEL  Melbourne-PKX Beijing Daxing Intl
14h 20m1 stop Shanghai Pu Dong
$710Juneyao Airlines
Tue, 24 Nov - Sat, 20 Feb
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 21:30PKX  Beijing Daxing Intl-MEL Melbourne
21h 00m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun
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08:40 - 11:00MEL  Melbourne-PKX Beijing Daxing Intl
29h 20m1 stop Guangzhou Baiyun
$735China Southern
Sun, 25 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
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20:00 - 16:05SZX  Shenzhen-MEL Melbourne
17h 05m1 stop Beijing Capital
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20:40 - 11:30MEL  Melbourne-SZX Shenzhen
17h 50m1 stop Beijing Capital
$830Air China
Sat, 7 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov
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19:00 - 15:40SZX  Shenzhen-MEL Melbourne
17h 40m1 stop Beijing Capital
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20:15 - 11:50MEL  Melbourne-SZX Shenzhen
18h 35m1 stop Beijing Capital
$835Air China
Wed, 21 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
Beijing Capital Airlines Logo
17:15 - 06:00HGH  Hangzhou-MEL Melbourne
9h 45mdirect
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08:00 - 15:50MEL  Melbourne-HGH Hangzhou
10h 50mdirect
$951Beijing Capital Airlines
Sun, 15 Nov - Sun, 28 Feb
China Southern Logo
21:00 - 09:45CAN  Guangzhou Baiyun-MEL Melbourne
9h 45mdirect
China Southern Logo
11:25 - 18:15MEL  Melbourne-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun
9h 50mdirect
$992China Southern
Fri, 4 Dec - Mon, 14 Dec
Beijing Capital Airlines Logo
16:00 - 06:00HGH  Hangzhou-MEL Melbourne
11h 00mdirect
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08:00 - 16:10MEL  Melbourne-HGH Hangzhou
11h 10mdirect
$1,240Beijing Capital Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Melbourne

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne is Sunday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,077. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where round-trip prices are $1,267 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Melbourne?

The cheapest month for flights to Melbourne is March, where tickets cost $833 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, where the average cost of tickets from China is $1,620 and $1,583 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is March with an average price of $368.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,085 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,620.

What is a good deal for flights to Melbourne?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Melbourne, 25% of our users found tickets to Melbourne for the following prices or less: From Guangzhou $988 return, from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport $1,012 return, from Xiamen $1,191 return.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Melbourne?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Melbourne is Melbourne Avalon Airport (AVV), with an average flight price of $175.

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FAQs - booking Melbourne flights

  • Which Melbourne airport is closest to central Melbourne?

    Out of the 4 airports in Melbourne, Melbourne Essendon is the nearest to the city center (11 km). You'll travel 19 km to reach the center of Melbourne if you land in Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), 22 km if you land in Melbourne Moorabbin, and 50 km if you arrive in Melbourne Avalon.

  • How much is a flight to Melbourne?

    On average, a flight to Melbourne costs $1,001. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $406 and departed from Hangzhou Airport.

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from China to Melbourne

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
7.5
Air ChinaOverall score based on 165 reviews
8.1Crew
7.8Boarding
7.2Comfort
6.6Entertainment
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

6.0 GoodIvan, June 2026
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Weren’t even given earphones to use the entertainment system

Very friendly and attentive flight attendants, good food service. Seat was comfortable. However, the in flight electronics were poor. The screen froze repeatedly; the controller died; the headphones are a hit or miss; the wifi wasn't usable. Very scarce communication before the flight (no email reminder). Almost impossible to understand in-flight communications (audio was very poor).

The meals were not the greatest and lacking of appetite but everything else was spot on

Overall, excellent: check-in, boarding, service, and food. The Business Class seating is a little less private and spacious than the world's premier airlines, but still very good for a long haul flight.

On time. Friendly and helpful flight attendants. The plane was clean. Having a wine available would have been nice.

Your staff was exceptional. Could teach the other airlines-rules on etiquette, and service. Excellent landings on flights, carried out by your pilots. Only complaint is long delay on return flight in Beijing, onto Vancouver.

Worst than I expected, crew was not attentive, meal was as disgusting , they didn’t even drink selections as they would to other passengers. I felt discriminated

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

It was good. Just a very long stay over in China to get the second leg to London

We were taking the flight MU 8649 from Shanghai to Osaka and the original boarding gate was 20 and we didn’t receive any notification or broadcast about gate changes, and by the time we missed the original boarding time we check thr electric board and realized the gate was changed to 208 Also the flight was delayed by almost an hour and the crew member didn’t provide any explanation, after we finally boarded the aircraft was very hot, the crew member told me the air conditioning was not working and tried to calm passages down by offering iced water, all of us sat in the aircraft for another 40 mins before it finally took off

Poor seats. Not helpful crew. The food was awful.overall very very bad experience. Traveled with the family of 5

did not get a notification about seat selection ahead of time. We didn't end up sitting together.

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

Crew is polite, but artificially polite. You can see and feel it. Food could be better.

Broken business class seat which could not convert into a bed and had to switch to a narrower aisle seat to sleep

Suck! Sat in plane on the tarmac (hot) over 2 hours

This was my first time ever flying China Eatern and it will not be my last. I was very satisfied with my whole experience and trip. Thank you very much and until soon.

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking at the gate, then there was another ticket checking at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Not sure which idiot made this absolutely unnecessary arrangement.

While boarding at PVG, there was a ticket checking by the gate, then there was another ticket checking right at the bottom of the escalator, which created quite a dangerous congestion. Don't understand why the duplication?

I was traveling alone with an infant, so the crew was incredibly helpful. Both the international and subsequent domestic flights were impeccable.

Plane was good. But food was bad and air host was so rude. I will never fly with China Eastern again

The ticket was last minute buy so no concerns about the pricing this time, but the crew in general could have been more accommodating, helpful.

Originally I booked this flight in Business Class seats, but few weeks prior to departure they downgraded our ticket to Premium Economy class because they change the type of airplane but refused to compensate any difference in pricing. That is totally unfair practice to treat a business class costumer. The food on the flight is just OK and so is the service. The boarding is a mad house, you have no idea which line is for economy or sky priority class, unless you go to the front of the line to find out.

All good except with the new restrictions on using auxiliary power banks during the flight, business class really should have power access.

Ground crew Tried to charge us 1200 RMB -about $160 for Carry on when checking in Wuhan, they say the suitcase is too large, but it’s the standard samsonite carry out suitcase purchased at Costco and we had no issue when we travelled to China just a month ago, same airline. They Wuhan ground crew even threatened that when we layover in Xiamen, they will charge even more. Very unprofessional and caused a lot of stress. The airline really needs to investigate it.

Never got to go because of i correct information while attempting to check in

They gave incorrect visa information causing me to purchase another flight. Only to find out later there was something that could be done to work around it.

I recently flew with Xiamen Airlines and was thoroughly disappointed with the experience. To start, the seats were incredibly uncomfortable. They were cramped with minimal legroom, making it nearly impossible to find a comfortable position during the flight. This was exacerbated by the poor seat padding, which left me with a sore back and neck by the end of the journey. The food provided was another major letdown. The meals were bland and unappetizing, and it was clear that little effort was put into the quality or presentation. Even the snacks were subpar, and there were limited options for those with dietary restrictions. The airport transfer experience was terrible. The airline’s ground staff were unhelpful and disorganized, leading to long waits and confusion. This was especially frustrating when I was already tired from the uncomfortable flight. The process was poorly managed, making the entire experience stressful and inconvenient. Lastly, the in-flight entertainment was mediocre at best. The selection of movies and TV shows was outdated, and the screens were small and low-quality. The system also experienced frequent glitches, making it difficult to enjoy even the limited options available. Overall, my experience with Xiamen Airlines was far from satisfactory. From the uncomfortable seats and bad food to the terrible airport transfer experience and mediocre entertainment, I would not recommend flying with them.

The Jakarta flight was better.. We got off the plane fast. LAX to Xiamen was a slow exit. It took half and hour to disembark.

Free meals on all flights in economy. The 737´s don’t have screens so it’s a bummer. But the selection on 787´s is wide

The plane was small and a little stuffy inside the plane.

Going to Xiamen they did not offer any wine and basically offered two food choices in tin trays. Something you would expect on a domestic flight in China not a $10k business class flight. The flight attendant admitted they also stopped paying for satellite Wi-Fi; which they used to offer and now don't - without apology. Normally I am a huge fan of a non-stop but the difference between Japanese or US carriers is a large one and well worth a stop in Korea or Japan rather than pay double for no amenities at all. The plane is nice, but the experience was below par.

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