MEL - AUS

$946 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Austin

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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
$1,350
Typical prices: $2,314-$1,504
United Airlines
Tue 9/6Fri 19/6
MEL - AUS • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
$946
Typical prices: $1,057-$1,282
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Thu 1/10
MEL - AUS • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $1,350 (return)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Melbourne and Austin. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,423 (return)
Shortest trip • 19h 05m (one-way)
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Most punctual • 85% on-time
Best time • Fewest delays
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Cheapest • 18% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Austin (MEL-AUS)

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

Tue, 9 Jun - Fri, 19 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 22:27
MEL
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AUS
26h 32m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
20:01 - 08:15
AUS
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MEL
21h 14m
1 stop
$1,350United Airlines
Tue, 9 Jun - Fri, 19 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 19:05
MEL
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AUS
23h 10m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
07:10 - 08:15
AUS
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MEL
34h 05m
1 stop
$1,355United Airlines
Sun, 19 Jul - Wed, 12 Aug
Delta Logo
10:00 - 15:20
MEL
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AUS
20h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
13:34 - 07:50
AUS
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MEL
27h 16m
2 stops
$1,415Delta
Tue, 9 Jun - Fri, 19 Jun
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 23:59
MEL
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AUS
29h 14m
2 stops
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14:41 - 06:45
AUS
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MEL
49h 04m
2 stops
$1,501American Airlines
Thu, 16 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 14:30
MEL
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AUS
19h 45m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
15:11 - 06:45
AUS
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MEL
24h 34m
1 stop
$1,507American Airlines
Thu, 16 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 14:30
MEL
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AUS
19h 45m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
15:44 - 06:45
AUS
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MEL
24h 01m
2 stops
$1,512American Airlines
Thu, 15 Oct - Sun, 1 Nov
United Airlines Logo
11:55 - 08:48
MEL
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AUS
36h 53m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
16:00 - 10:00
AUS
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MEL
25h 00m
2 stops
$1,556United Airlines
Sun, 4 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
Delta Logo
11:00 - 20:22
MEL
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AUS
25h 22m
2 stops
Delta Logo
12:20 - 08:50
AUS
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MEL
28h 30m
2 stops
$1,560Delta
Sat, 25 Jul - Wed, 12 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:00 - 15:00
MEL
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AUS
21h 00m
2 stops
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18:57 - 10:15
AUS
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MEL
24h 18m
2 stops
$1,609American Airlines
Thu, 6 Aug - Mon, 10 Aug
Air Canada Logo
20:45 - 20:17
MEL
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AUS
38h 32m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 11:35
AUS
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MEL
35h 35m
2 stops
$1,642Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Austin flights

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

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 Austin departing in June.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Austin, 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 Austin is February, where tickets cost $1,237 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,889 and $1,886 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$946
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to Austin

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Austin 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 Austin flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Austin was $987 for a one-way ticket and $1,350 for a return.

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

    Melbourne and Austin are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Melbourne from Melbourne and will be arriving at Austin Bergstrom.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Austin?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Austin, Air New Zealand or Virgin Australia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Austin are Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia. With an average price for the route of $1,558 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Virgin Australia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,045 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Austin.

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

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

    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 Austin 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 Austin?

    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 Austin 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 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to Austin

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Austin. 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 Austin? 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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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 647 reviews
7.4Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.4Entertainment
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We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

10.0 ExcellentManish, May 2026
SYD - AKL
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We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Time to upgrade those planes so you can provide first class.

My experience with Underpricer was not great. The representative assigned to me did not tell me beforehand that selecting seats, which i could not do through ANZ, WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANT cost to my ticket (all flight segments were reg economy seats. The seat selections for the ticket, MCI-AKL, AKL-PER, PER-MCI, cost $284 USD. I WAS NOT TOLD AHEAD OF SELECTING SEATS chosen by the rep OF THE COSTS and never received an itemized invoice of the seat selections.). The costs of seat selection, an option solicited as a service, with no mention of costs, should have been disclosed to me prior to seat selection and certaily should have been itemized. For all I know, the $284 was not referred from the airline but made up and taken directly by Underpricer. Next, when i checked in, united couldnt find my ticket. This is probably why i didnt get a seat selection on that flight and couldnt check in online, despite Underpricer prompts to do so a week before departure, or at the kiosk at the airport. I had to wait for special help at the counter, then was told that because the flight segment, MCI-IAH, operated by United Airlines via the ANZ. ticket, had changed schedule slightly since I BOOKED MY FLIGHT, the MCI-IAH segment had been decoupled from the rest of the ticket because the IAH layover was now 12.5 hrs AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS A THROUGH FLIGHT TO AKL.. This meant my checked bag could not be checked through to AKL and id have to pick it up at IAH, THEN WAIT MOST OF the long layover WITH the large checked bag until ANZ counter in IAH OPENED for checkING just prior to the flight. Apparently, although underpricer had notified me of schedule changes, they did not update the ANZ TICKET, leading to this problem. Finallly, although I RECHECKED TH BAG IN At IAH 3.5-4 hours before the scheduled departure and the IAH-AKL segment was a direct flight, ANZ LOST MY bag and it took 4 days to find it and get it to me. Not fun.

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

This flight was the second leg of a trip that began in Auckland, New Zealand. I was unable to find a way to select seats in advance. The boarding passes we were given in Auckland did not have seat assignments for the second flight. There was no way to check on it until personnel showed up at the gate in Los Angeles, immediately before boarding time. The flight was overbooked by one, and since I was traveling with my sister, we needed two seats. We waited in considerable anxiety for everyone else to board and when one person did not show up, we had to take whatever was left. At least we finally got on the flight although we were the very last to board. We were not able to sit together, of course.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Good flight. On time. No problems. Plane was clean. Service was as you would expect. However nothing special, just a good flight.

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

High fees for excess checked baggage and somehow ridiculous rules for carry on bags.

Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it

I bought flights in August and there wasn’t a flight in the system

Our 6.30am flight was boarded then cancelled to fly at 10.55am . We were flying to Brisbane to attend a funeral at 12 noon an hour away . This means missing the funeral due to unreliability of Virgin . Unimpressed !!

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

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.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

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

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

The flight had a delay but I made it to my connection. Flight was smooth overall

The flight to Houston the agents were not very helpful

Horrible, absolutely horrible. The airline overbooked the flight, did NOT assign seats and boarding was a hot mess with lots of confused passengers. There was no "large plane" gate for us, the 500+ passengers were squeezed in a small hold room area, and multiple busses had to shuttle us to the other side of the airfield, where boarding of the plane, that was parked on the ramp, took place in rain. The old plane had a broken seat, that the technicians tried to fix - with no success - resulting in a 50min delay. The flight attendant with heart shaped earnings with German flag was screaming on the passengers without a reason, was extremely rude and entitled the entire flight. The food was junk. I hope I don't have to fly United ever again.

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

It was terrible. sat on airplane 2 hours then flight was canceled. made to pick up bags and go through Panama immagration to rebook another flight. worst experice ever at a airport.

Good but airlines getting smaller. I didn't like the meal but the service was fine. Flight was fine and luggage arrived. So good.

Lounges are packed and very poor, food is really bad, for business class in an airline is well below expectations

First time flying with UA and it was a great experience. Thank you

Overall flight was ok. Flight attendant was receptive to assisting passengers with tight connections.

This was the first flight in the morning. We boarded fine. The cabin door was closed and we were ready to go. We were notified by the Captain that ATC issued and ground stop for 40 minutes. So, without even pushing back from the gate, we were already 40 minutes late. We actually were released to push-back and taxi at 30 minutes. But, some passengers had tight connections and were not going to make their connections. Some passengers asked about the delay and the effect on the connections and were told by the cabin attendant that all flights will be delayed and so they should be OK. However, that was not true. My connecting flight was on time and I arrived at IAH with 21 minutes to make my connection. I did and I'm happy about that, but the flight crew should not have given assurances to the passengers who might have missed their connections.

Seat comfort was poor (no lumbar or lower back support).

The passenger in front of of me reclined their seat back all the way the entire flight. Their headrest was in my face the entire flight! I barely had room for the little plastic cup of water to fit on my tray table; can you make the seats and space between the rows any smaller??? You can’t even get up to use the restroom! Worst flight I’ve had in a very long time!

My Frequent Flyer nber wasn't put on as I was told it was..... This resulted in a last group boarding and no priority tags on My bags.

Cancelled the flight half hour before boarding. Then cancelled the connecting flight too.

Delayed due to weather in Dallas (arriving flight arrived late), then boarded the plane only to deboard immediately afterwards, tire needed to be replaced. Flight supposed to depart at 6:15pm but departed at 9:35pm.

I would like a refund for the extra cost the seat I paid for. An oversized person sat next to me and I couldn’t fit on my seat and had to move to another seat.

This was a hard flight. 3 delays out of OKC (1 on the Tarmac). Delay in Atlanta coming to Dallas. total travel time was the equivalent of driving from OKC to Atlanta.

Got home at 3am after deboarding the plane. No compensation offered by American

Flights on time w/o delays. However, my baggage was damaged. Ground crew, throws baggage from plane to the baggage carrier, carelessly.

AA was a very good experience. The employees are wonderful

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