MEB - BNE

$2,610 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane

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Cheap Flights from Essendon to Brisbane (MEB-BNE)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Essendon to Brisbane 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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Recent return flight deals from Essendon to Brisbane

Mon, 12 Jan - Wed, 21 Jan
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11:10 - 13:15MEB-BNE
3h 05mdirect
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21:10 - 23:10BNE-MEB
1h 00mdirect
$2,610Delta
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Everything you should know

When to travel
August
Cheapest • 33% price drop
November
Most popular
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Cheapest return fare
$2,610
Overall average: $252
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Mon 12/1Wed 21/1
MEB - BNE • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
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Mon 15/9
MEB - BNE • multi-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Essendon to Brisbane flights

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

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

When flying from Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Melbourne Essendon, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Essendon Airport to Brisbane, 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 Melbourne Essendon Airport to Brisbane is August, where tickets cost $189 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $386 and $350 respectively.

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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$2,610
Best time to beat the crowds (20% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Essendon Airport to Brisbane?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Essendon Airport to Brisbane was $1,739 for a return ticket.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane?

    On your way to Brisbane, you’ll fly out from Melbourne Essendon. You’ll be landing at Brisbane.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Melbourne Essendon and Brisbane.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Brisbane are Virgin Australia and Jetstar. With an average price for the route of $314 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 $258 and an overall rating of 6.5.

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

    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 Melbourne Essendon to Brisbane.

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

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

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

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

    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 Brisbane from Melbourne Essendon 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 Essendon to Brisbane

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Brisbane. 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 Essendon to Brisbane? 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
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 416 reviews
8.2Crew
7.5Comfort
6.4Entertainment
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.

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

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.

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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