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$654 Find cheap flights from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport

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Cheap flight deals from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport (MEL-LGW)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport 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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22:30 - 14:00MEL-LGW
26h 30m1 stop
17:00 - 10:00LGW-MEL
30h 00m1 stop
$1,253China Eastern
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Tue, 29 Oct - Tue, 19 Nov
12:00 - 06:40MEL-LGW
28h 40m1 stop
17:00 - 10:00LGW-MEL
30h 00m1 stop
$1,254China Eastern
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Tue, 22 Oct - Tue, 5 Nov
20:00 - 06:35MEL-LGW
43h 35m1 stop
12:35 - 15:35LGW-MEL
41h 00m1 stop
$1,288Air China
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Mon, 30 Sep - Wed, 23 Oct
20:00 - 06:35MEL-LGW
43h 35m1 stop
12:35 - 15:45LGW-MEL
41h 10m1 stop
$1,330Air China
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Sun, 29 Sep - Sat, 26 Oct
21:00 - 13:25MEL-LGW
25h 25m1 stop
08:40 - 18:25LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
$1,443Qatar Airways
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Mon, 30 Sep - Tue, 12 Nov
17:10 - 06:05MEL-LGW
23h 55m1 stop
08:40 - 18:25LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
$1,444Qatar Airways
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Sun, 27 Oct - Wed, 13 Nov
16:40 - 06:20MEL-LGW
24h 40m1 stop
09:20 - 21:25LGW-MEL
25h 05m1 stop
$1,580Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 7 Nov - Tue, 19 Nov
16:40 - 06:20MEL-LGW
24h 40m1 stop
09:20 - 18:10LGW-MEL
21h 50m1 stop
$1,593Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 7 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
03:25 - 07:20MEL-LGW
37h 55m2 stops
13:35 - 23:20LGW-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
$1,755Emirates
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Tue, 22 Oct - Wed, 30 Oct
03:25 - 07:20MEL-LGW
37h 55m2 stops
09:40 - 23:20LGW-MEL
26h 40m1 stop
$1,758Emirates
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Tue, 22 Oct - Wed, 30 Oct

Flights from Melbourne to Gatwick - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport?

The average price of all flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from London Gatwick Airport, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport, 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 London Gatwick Airport is November, where tickets cost $1,386 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of tickets is $2,856 and $2,305 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 145 days before departure.

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October

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When to book flights from Melbourne to Gatwick

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Gatwick 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 London Gatwick Airport flights

  • Are there direct flights from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport?

    No, unfortunately you cannot fly direct between Melbourne and Gatwick, but there are plenty of indirect options for you to choose from, should you not mind transferring on the way. Flights with Emirates are a popular option as they have one transfer in Dubai International Airport. You could also choose a flight with Qatar Airways, which will stop in Doha before continuing your journey.

  • Can I stay at a hotel at Melbourne Airport before my flight?

    Yes, there are airport hotels you can stay at ahead of your flight to Gatwick Airport, which is great if you have a flight that departs early from Melbourne. With hotels such as ibis budget being only a short walk from the terminal building, you can arrive at the airport feeling fresh ahead of your long journey.

  • How can I get from London Gatwick Airport to the city centre?

    It’s easy to get from London Gatwick Airport to the centre of London, so you can get your holiday underway efficiently when you land. The Gatwick Express from London Gatwick takes about 30min and is easy to find following the signposts at the airport. It costs about £20 (A$ 35.60) and is a fast option to get to the city centre.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport was $440 for a one-way ticket and $843 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport?

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

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to London Gatwick Airport from Melbourne?

    Shanghai is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to London, Emirates or Singapore Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to London are Emirates and Singapore Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,934 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Singapore Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,744 and an overall rating of 8.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to London Gatwick Airport?

    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 London Gatwick Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport?

    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 London Gatwick Airport 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 London Gatwick Airport?

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

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Melbourne Airport to London Gatwick Airport

  • You can get to Melbourne Airport (MEL) easily from the centre of the city, making it a great airport to depart from. If you want to get a taxi, it will cost about A$ 60 and take approximately 30min. So you might find it a better option to get the SkyBus, which costs about A$ 12 and takes around 45min.
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) is not only close to the city centre, it’s also great to land at if you want to explore other parts of the UK too. You can get to Brighton and Guildford in about 40min by car.
  • Before you take off, why not enjoy one of the lounges at Melbourne Airport, such as The Lounge House, which costs about A$ 45. This provides you with complimentary snacks and beverages alongside free Wi-Fi.

Top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to Gatwick

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to London. 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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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1337 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.3Boarding
7.7Food
8.6Crew
8.1Entertainment
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The experience was poor in comparison to the flight to Manado from Singapore via Scoot. Gate against could only check in stroller to Singapore (by clearing immigration) or to Brisbane. Who is able to carry their baby for 7 hour transit without having to enter Singapore?

6.0 GoodJames, July 2024MDC - SIN
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The experience was poor in comparison to the flight to Manado from Singapore via Scoot. Gate against could only check in stroller to Singapore (by clearing immigration) or to Brisbane. Who is able to carry their baby for 7 hour transit without having to enter Singapore?

I loved the comfort of the flight and the hospitality of the flight attendants!

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

Too many luggages for 1 passenger (4 bags) will make all the overhead luggage bins a challenge to fit them all. Some have oversized hand carry as in like back packer size bags shouldn’t be allowed as handcarry.

My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

My overall experience with Singapore Airlines is great. Will definitely fly Singapore airline again.

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

I commend the flight attendants on our SFO-SIN flight who went above and beyond to provide us with extra snacks and food. This type of service makes the flight experience personal and awesome.

The crew were friendly, dressed professionally and helpful when needed. The food was good to very good. The seats were comfortable and entertainment selections were excellent.   For that long of a flight Athens to Newark Economy is a little tight and the space became uncomfortable about mid-way. Next time I would try and get a Premium Economy seat. Especially for the return flight when one can be less enthused and tired. On the way to a vacation enthusiasm can outweigh discomfort.

I have a very good experience flighting with emirates. All my expectations were fit well.

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

Everything was superb, only bad point was that the fast track on London Heathrow arrivals was not handed out to me and I had to go back to the gate to collect it.

The plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!

Superb check in, lounge, boarding and flight experience. On time departure and before time arrival. Couldn’t have asked for more

All was good. Emirates should restart allowing fast track immigration for business class at Manchester airport. Saves a bit of time

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

First Class on A380 was an incredible experience with a group of very attentive crew. The only flaw of this flight was the boarding process at Concourse C of DXB where no one was managing the queue. I was at Zone A but arrived when they were already boarding Zone C & D. There was no separate gate for Zone A & B to go through.

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

There was frequent beverage ,meal and snack service. The crew was very hospitable and professional.

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

Flight was fine overall. What you would expect from economy seats. I did appreciate the amenities (eyemask, earplugs, small toothbrush and toothpaste, thin socks).

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

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.

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them again.

Flight was delayed for more than 3 hours, food was mediocre, seat didn’t recline

Lost Baggage - very frustrated…learned that bag was never put on plane.

I think it’s time that somebody set a standard for the temperature in the cabins. I would rather it be colder than anybody that wants to have a blanket have a blanket to keep it so warm at times is unbearable and quite uncomfortable. That’s the only thing I would add.

For the price we paid, I couldn’t complain. Was good value for money. Service was excellent but food was mediocre. Crew were excellent and spoke English. You will never go hungry. The food was ample but was mediocre. Entertainment limited and wifi doesn’t all allow you to access some social media. The best part was comfortable seats and bed (business class) with a screen to close out the rest of the cabin.

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.

Good airline for the price. The Air stewardess are great, nothing is to much trouble. Will use again.

Cheapest option from Gatwick £400 cheaper than Emirates and Qatar. Entertainment no where near as good as Emirates and Qatar, but saved £400 so all good.

The flight was cancelled without any reason. But the next flight to Shanghai has to be cancelled to pay penalty.

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced.

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Melbourne to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/9Sun
1 stopAir China
43h 35mMEL-LGW
$654
11/10Fri
1 stopChina Southern
30h 05mMEL-LGW
$670
5/10Sat
3 stops
51h 45mMEL-LGW
$679
5/10Sat
3 stops
51h 45mMEL-LGW
$697
17/10Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
23h 45mMEL-LGW
$703
9/10Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
45h 00mMEL-LGW
$722
26/9Thu
1 stopChina Eastern
26h 40mMEL-LGW
$749
26/9Thu
1 stopChina Eastern
26h 40mMEL-LGW
$752
7/10Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 25mMEL-LGW
$961
5/10Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 35mMEL-LGW
$975

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Last minute flights from Melbourne to Gatwick

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Melbourne to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
9/9Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
37h 25mMEL-LGW
15/9Sun
multi-stopChina Eastern
32h 40mLGW-MEL
$1,196
9/9Mon
multi-stopChina Eastern
37h 25mMEL-LGW
20/9Fri
multi-stopChina Eastern
36h 25mLGW-MEL
$1,287
10/9Tue
multi-stopEmirates
23h 30mMEL-LGW
19/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
26h 05mLGW-MEL
$2,810
10/9Tue
multi-stopEmirates
29h 45mMEL-LGW
19/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
30h 05mLGW-MEL
$2,813
9/9Mon
multi-stopVirgin Australia
28h 15mMEL-LGW
16/9Mon
multi-stopVirgin Australia
22h 45mLGW-MEL
$3,189
6/9Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 25mMEL-LGW
9/9Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
35h 20mLGW-MEL
$3,305
10/9Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
24h 35mMEL-LGW
19/9Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
22h 45mLGW-MEL
$3,343
9/9Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
23h 45mMEL-LGW
16/9Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
25h 20mLGW-MEL
$3,397
9/9Mon
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
23h 45mMEL-LGW
15/9Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
21h 55mLGW-MEL
$3,584
10/9Tue
multi-stopVirgin Australia
28h 15mMEL-LGW
30/9Mon
multi-stopVirgin Australia
23h 35mLGW-MEL
$5,346

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