MEL - DUR

$1,970 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Durban

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Melbourne to Durban departing on 9/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
$1,970
Typical prices: $2,060-$1,973
South African
Tue 9/6Tue 16/6
MEL - DUR • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $1,970 (return)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Melbourne and Durban. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Durban (MEL-DUR)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to Durban 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 Durban

Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun
South African Logo
17:45 - 14:00
MEL
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DUR
28h 15m
2 stops
South African Logo
17:00 - 19:55
DUR
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MEL
18h 55m
2 stops
$1,970South African
Thu, 11 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 10:40
MEL
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DUR
43h 55m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:05 - 16:50
DUR
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MEL
44h 45m
2 stops
$2,134Qatar Airways
Thu, 11 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:55 - 16:35
MEL
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DUR
25h 40m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:05 - 16:50
DUR
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MEL
44h 45m
2 stops
$2,311Multiple Airlines
Thu, 11 Jun - Wed, 17 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
22:45 - 10:40
MEL
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DUR
43h 55m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:05 - 05:20
DUR
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MEL
33h 15m
3 stops
$2,318Qatar Airways
Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:15 - 16:35
MEL
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DUR
27h 20m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:05 - 16:50
DUR
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MEL
44h 45m
2 stops
$2,436Multiple Airlines
Sun, 8 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:10 - 10:55
MEL
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DUR
27h 45m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:25 - 23:20
DUR
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MEL
25h 55m
2 stops
$2,474Qatar Airways
Sun, 8 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:10 - 10:55
MEL
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DUR
27h 45m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:25 - 23:20
DUR
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MEL
25h 55m
2 stops
$2,479Qatar Airways
Sun, 8 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:10 - 10:55
MEL
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DUR
27h 45m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:25 - 23:20
DUR
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MEL
25h 55m
2 stops
$2,480Qatar Airways
Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun
Emirates Logo
21:15 - 16:35
MEL
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DUR
27h 20m
1 stop
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18:40 - 05:30
DUR
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MEL
26h 50m
1 stop
$2,543Emirates
Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
20:40 - 17:15
MEL
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DUR
52h 35m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:05 - 22:05
DUR
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MEL
26h 00m
2 stops
$2,558Qatar Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Durban flights

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

How much is a return flight from Melbourne Airport to Durban?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Durban departing in June.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Durban?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Durban, 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 Airport to Durban is February, where tickets cost $1,502 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,772 and $2,347 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$1,970
Best time to beat the crowds (28% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Melbourne to Durban

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to Durban?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Durban was $1,970 for a return ticket.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Durban?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Durban?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and Durban, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Durban, Emirates or South African?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Durban are Emirates and South African. With an average price for the route of $2,524 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. South African is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,908 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Durban.

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

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

    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 Durban with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Melbourne to Durban

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Durban. 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 Melbourne to Durban? 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3572 reviews
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
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Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

10.0 ExcellentEric, Mar 2026
DXB - LHR
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Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

Child’s meal was great along with other nice touches for kids.

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

Mostly good and consistent of Emirates service. Christmas menu was great initiative and tasted good. Taking the bus from terminal to the plane spoilt the experience a little.

I would have liked less packaged snacky stuff, more fruit. The crew was great.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

Bathrooms were amazing and first class seat was very comfortable. Food was edible but not up to the standards of other first class meals on other airlines. But Caviar was amazing! So much caviar. Dom Perignon 2015 was room temperature. It would have been amazing if it was chilled down a bit more. Slippers were amazing and amenity kit requested was beautiful. Requested Pajamas never came so can’t tell you how nice they were. Loved the design of the seat and personal storage. Suite was much smaller than other airline’s first class and tv screen was tiny and remote difficult to use. I probably wouldn’t pay for this flight again.

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

Two crews were talking right in front of me without really paying attention to me, and I found that a bit rude of them. I would have preferred them to be more professional and quiet.

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

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

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

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

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Very poor No information given to why we turned around.. No one at airport to help

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

I wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

Excellent service. The personal adaptation of menus and the individual timing of service of them is fantastic.

Boarding from DOH to SYD the Business Class were pointed in a separate gate but no one there to receive us. Otherwise it was ok.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

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