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$1,802 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Durban

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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.
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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Durban

Thu, 23 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
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18:10 - 15:35MEL-DUR
30h 25m2 stops
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06:00 - 17:00DUR-MEL
26h 00m2 stops
$1,802
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Sun, 26 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
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18:20 - 14:50MEL-DUR
29h 30m2 stops
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16:00 - 17:00DUR-MEL
64h 00m3 stops
$1,942
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Fri, 24 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
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07:00 - 15:35MEL-DUR
41h 35m3 stops
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07:00 - 23:00DUR-MEL
31h 00m2 stops
$1,960
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Wed, 15 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
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18:45 - 10:30MEL-DUR
24h 45m2 stops
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11:00 - 22:05DUR-MEL
26h 05m2 stops
$2,262South African
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Wed, 15 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
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20:30 - 10:20MEL-DUR
46h 50m2 stops
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10:55 - 18:50DUR-MEL
22h 55m2 stops
$2,289Qantas Airways
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Wed, 15 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
18:05 - 10:20MEL-DUR
49h 15m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
10:55 - 18:50DUR-MEL
22h 55m2 stops
$2,295Qantas Airways
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Thu, 23 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
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22:15 - 16:35MEL-DUR
27h 20m1 stop
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19:10 - 06:25DUR-MEL
26h 15m1 stop
$2,349Emirates
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Sun, 26 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Emirates Logo
22:15 - 17:10MEL-DUR
27h 55m1 stop
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 06:25DUR-MEL
26h 15m1 stop
$2,425Emirates
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Wed, 22 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
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00:30 - 10:35MEL-DUR
43h 05m3 stops
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07:00 - 23:45DUR-MEL
31h 45m2 stops
$2,665Qatar Airways
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Mon, 22 Sep - Sun, 2 Nov
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19:15 - 10:35MEL-DUR
47h 20m3 stops
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12:25 - 09:25DUR-MEL
36h 00m3 stops
$2,677Qatar Airways
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South African
Cheapest • from $2,262 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 15% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest return fare
$1,802
Overall average: $2,063
Multi-carrier
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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.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to Durban?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Durban on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from Melbourne to Durban. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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 $1,864 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,042 and $2,355 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure 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 average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Durban, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$1,802
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (38% 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.
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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 $1,195 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 oneworld 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 $2,670 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 $2,144 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3334 reviews
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
7.9Food
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Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

10.0 ExcellentWoei, June 2025DXB - SIN
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Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

The plane seemed pretty old and the food was not good

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

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.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

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.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

The staff was great and probably that's the single most thing that distinguished this particular Qatar flight from my average typical experience. They genuinely wanted to please you and do their best.

I had to stay in the airport 15 even with a hotel reservation..i was refused to inter to qatar cuz the hotel was outside the airport. They could have offered a solution. It was really exhausting for me and my family.

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

Boston to Doha was great but Doha to Dhaka was the worst experience.

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