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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Japan

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop$903
Osaka
Osaka1 stop$834
Fukuoka
Fukuoka2 stops$914
Nagoya
Nagoya2 stops$967
Okinawa
Okinawa1 stop$701
Tokyo
Tokyo1 stop$903
Osaka
Osaka1 stop$834
Fukuoka
Fukuoka2 stops$914
Nagoya
Nagoya2 stops$967
Okinawa
Okinawa1 stop$701

Book Cheap Melbourne to Japan Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to Japan 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Japan

Sat, 14 Nov - Fri, 27 Nov
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
22:15 - 14:00
MEL
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KIX
17h 45m
1 stop
Shenzhen Airlines Logo
15:00 - 13:00
KIX
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MEL
20h 00m
1 stop
$834Shenzhen Airlines
Mon, 10 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:15 - 12:40
MEL
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KIX
31h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:55 - 20:30
KIX
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MEL
22h 35m
2 stops
$846Multiple Airlines
Mon, 7 Sep - Mon, 14 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:15 - 09:50
MEL
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KIX
28h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:45 - 23:15
KIX
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MEL
32h 30m
2 stops
$850Multiple Airlines
Tue, 11 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
Scoot Logo
21:35 - 14:35
MEL
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KIX
18h 00m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
15:50 - 20:20
KIX
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MEL
27h 30m
1 stop
$867Scoot
Sun, 9 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
Scoot Logo
21:35 - 14:05
MEL
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KIX
17h 30m
1 stop
Scoot Logo
15:50 - 11:45
KIX
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MEL
18h 55m
1 stop
$877Scoot
Sun, 23 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
China Southern Logo
21:10 - 14:20
MEL
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HND
18h 10m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
10:45 - 08:40
HND
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MEL
20h 55m
1 stop
$913China Southern
Mon, 10 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
China Eastern Logo
11:00 - 18:30
MEL
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HND
32h 30m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
17:10 - 12:40
HND
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MEL
18h 30m
1 stop
$916China Eastern
Fri, 21 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
China Eastern Logo
11:00 - 21:20
MEL
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HND
35h 20m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
13:30 - 12:40
HND
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MEL
22h 10m
1 stop
$932China Eastern
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov
Japan Airlines Logo
07:20 - 19:50
MEL
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ITM
14h 30m
1 stop
Japan Airlines Logo
14:40 - 05:40
ITM
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MEL
13h 00m
1 stop
$1,609Japan Airlines
Mon, 19 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
Japan Airlines Logo
08:25 - 19:50
MEL
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ITM
13h 25m
1 stop
Japan Airlines Logo
14:40 - 05:40
ITM
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MEL
13h 00m
1 stop
$1,696Japan Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Japan flights

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

What is the cheapest Melbourne to Japan flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Japan from Melbourne found in the last 5 days was to Tokyo, at $1,295 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,295.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Melbourne to Japan depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Japan is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $1,546 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Japan is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,943.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to Japan?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to Japan, 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 to Japan is November, when tickets cost $972 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,566 and $1,225 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to Japan?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to Japan, 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 a flight from Melbourne to Japan, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Flight from Melbourne to Osaka Kansai Intl

FAQs - booking Japan flights

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

    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 to Japan.

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Melbourne to Japan with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to Japan

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to Japan? 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.
7.6
Cathay PacificOverall score based on 1431 reviews
7.3Food
7.7Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.9Boarding
7.5Comfort
Airline reviews

I booked wheel chair for my mother but she was told to walk by herself in the middle of her way to the gate. She had to board a connecting flight under a time crunch and this was unfair to leave her to walk. Other than that they had no complains about anything else.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Apr 2026
HKG - DEL
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I booked wheel chair for my mother but she was told to walk by herself in the middle of her way to the gate. She had to board a connecting flight under a time crunch and this was unfair to leave her to walk. Other than that they had no complains about anything else.

I love the comfortable business class seats. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly.

Great entertainment system, the seat is a bit old style needs refurbishment

Boarding at the airport was not well managed. Otherwise, had a good flight sitting in the first row (which I paid for). Crew was pretty friendly, and flight was smooth.

If I had blood clots, that window seat would've killed me for certain.

Flight delayed in NYC and missed Hong Kong connecting flight to Guangzhou. While being given a hotel room and a 30 dollar voucher to eat in the airport, the delay caused a few big inconveniences , a 12 hour delay should have been better compensated for.

The crew were fine. I didn’t enjoy the food at all. I found it unappetising and really had trouble eating it. The comfort level was fine and our return flight is with Cathay Pacific but honestly I probably wouldn’t fly Cathay Pacific again.

Everything was good food could be better but ok for economy on my 2nd flight the head ph jack are bad you have to hold pushed in to hear anything but other then that very nice service

We requested special assistance and Cathay Pacific provided it in Sydney, but we were completely forgotten about in Hong Kong - when we really needed the help to catch our connecting flight. Really disappointing service.

The staff were excellent considering it was a jam packed flight. We had to wait nearly an hour for our baggage to appear on the carousel. That was a real shame.

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

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

I was denied boarding at the Brisbane airport and it seems like I won’t get any refunds from the airline

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

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

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.

It was great. The staff were so nice and helpful the food was great and they always made sure I was okay. As a foreigner I was worried about the language barrier but it was absolutely no issues. I highly recommend

Food was terrible. Fish was equal to a sausage and scrumbled eggs were terribly green with a quite weird fllavour. Everybody with me hated all options. The best food was the bread with butter.

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

No good but was short flight. Both of our China Southern flights were on time. No surprises.

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

It was just fine. The sirlines did live up fully to my expectation.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

2 parts to the journey. First leg covered in a newer plane with decent staff + POOR FOOD QUALITY but the second half didn’t leave a positive impression at all as the plane itself was an older built and the crew didn’t serve properly. Language is an issue with China Eastern flights as always, but unmotivated crew just makes it even bad.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

Price is the main attraction. Staff is OK but difficult to communicate with them due to general lack of English. Food is truly abysmal, the main courses (4) were barely edible. The choices for breakfast served at 5:30 am prior to landing at Gatwick airport were Spaghetti Bolognese or seafood fried rice. Choices offered for all 4 mains were either something rice or noodles. Shanghai airport layover is much too long in a very poorly serviced airport. We were unable to use WiFi; private lounges required cash only payment with no ATM or cash exchange open.

For the price we paid, we had a really good flight. The seats and bed (business class) was extremely comfortable. I have no complaints. The crew were very attentive and helpful. They spoke English and there were no misunderstanding although their English wasn’t perfect or fluent. You will never go hungry as there was ample food and drinks but their food for mediocre. The entertainment was limited to older movies and the wifi didn’t allow you to access some Social media. Apart from the above, it was a very pleasant flight. Would highly recommend them.

Gatwick London-Shanghai -Bangkok.. Would have liked entertainment screens, but I know these planes are not that new. Cheap flights at the time of booking, Emirates wanted double so you get what you paid for. I would fly again with them, but if Emirates was the same price I would go with them.

The landings were smooth . Being unable to check-in online was terribly stressful and the queue at Haneda exemely long. We paid extra for window seats and did not get them.

Smooth flight with great staff shame about the hard seats

Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.

The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.

Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.

Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.

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

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

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

There's a reason why fare is cheap, no amenities.

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