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$1,030 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl (MEL-JFK)

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

Mon, 20 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
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14:30 - 05:30MEL-JFK
30h 00m2 stops
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11:29 - 12:45JFK-MEL
34h 16m2 stops
$1,270
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Mon, 20 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
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14:30 - 05:30MEL-JFK
30h 00m2 stops
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11:29 - 12:45JFK-MEL
34h 16m2 stops
$1,276
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Tue, 21 Oct - Wed, 29 Oct
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14:25 - 05:30MEL-JFK
30h 05m2 stops
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11:29 - 13:00JFK-MEL
34h 31m2 stops
$1,282
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Mon, 13 Oct - Mon, 20 Oct
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16:05 - 07:00MEL-JFK
29h 55m2 stops
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14:57 - 05:00JFK-MEL
23h 03m1 stop
$1,321British Airways
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Mon, 6 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
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16:05 - 07:00MEL-JFK
29h 55m2 stops
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14:57 - 05:00JFK-MEL
23h 03m1 stop
$1,324British Airways
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Tue, 21 Oct - Wed, 29 Oct
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09:45 - 20:04MEL-JFK
25h 19m1 stop
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13:00 - 05:00JFK-MEL
25h 00m1 stop
$1,333American Airlines
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Wed, 8 Oct - Wed, 29 Oct
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07:15 - 21:18MEL-JFK
29h 03m2 stops
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15:00 - 05:00JFK-MEL
23h 00m1 stop
$1,353American Airlines
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Sun, 12 Oct - Sun, 26 Oct
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13:55 - 16:20MEL-JFK
41h 25m1 stop
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18:15 - 08:20JFK-MEL
23h 05m1 stop
$1,390Qantas Airways
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Mon, 20 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
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07:00 - 16:20MEL-JFK
24h 20m1 stop
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18:15 - 11:40JFK-MEL
26h 25m2 stops
$1,463Qantas Airways
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Fri, 10 Oct - Thu, 20 Nov
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21:00 - 23:05MEL-JFK
41h 05m1 stop
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01:05 - 15:45JFK-MEL
46h 40m1 stop
$1,678Air China
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Cheapest • from $1,321 (return)
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March
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Cheapest return fare
$1,270
Typical prices: $1,805-2324
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MEL - JFK • 2 stops
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$1,030
Typical prices: $1,273-1469
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from New York John F Kennedy Airport, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is March, where tickets cost $1,837 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,990 and $2,497 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$1,030
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport

When to book flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport was $685 for a one-way ticket and $845 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Melbourne and New York John F Kennedy Airport are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Melbourne from Melbourne and will be arriving at New York John F Kennedy Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and New York John F Kennedy Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to New York, Japan Airlines or China Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to New York are Japan Airlines and China Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,391 and an overall rating of 8.3, Japan Airlines is the most popular choice. China Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,867 and an overall rating of 8.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 John F Kennedy Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to New York. 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 John F Kennedy Intl? 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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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1365 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
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Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

8.0 ExcellentAnthony, Aug 2025BNE - SIN
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Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

It was very good experience on board to Sydney with SQ.

they are deley vancouver to hankong 3 hour after honkong 20 hour stay there honkong not visa approved and they cant help to visa so we are stay in airport 20 hour even honkong staf very bad person they cant do for us 6 hour we arround they said you there you go there waste time next time i dont want to go cathay stay in honkong

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

Just want to do a little more clean up so does not smell like urine.

Check in process at the kiosk, crew in flight and overall comfort was good. Food selection could have been better. Flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles did not have any vegetarian main course option, it was either sea food or chicken. Being a vegetarian I could only eat yogurt and fruit. Most international flights have one vegetarian main course dish which I found missing in Cathay Pacific menu.

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

They ran out of food and were offering random food to passengers.

The food and service was great. You have to pay a lot for in flight Internet though which is lame.

Flight was delayed at the last minute for six hours. Instead of delaying it to a normal hour, they moved it to 10 pm to essentially make it a redeye. There was no compensation or benefit offered for this inconvenience. Once on the plane, Inpaid for WiFi twice with both times it not working because of a “weak WiFi signal”, according to the flight attendants. They also chose the farther possible gates in both airports from the entrance/exit, even though they were one of the few active flights left so late in the evening. Overall it was pretty horrible.

Special request meals are really below average. Vegetarian options are very limited if you didn't prebook.

very professional and very attentive to my Special Needs as I required a Wheel Chair and assistance to board

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight 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

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

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.

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.

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

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

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

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!

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

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.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

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.

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

There was no TV's on the plane? I tried to activated the WiFi multiple times before the plane took off but it wasn't work well.

Air Marco’s fleet of airplanes are old and pathetic. The seats are torn and stained. The monitors don’t work properly. If this wasn’t a business trip and I had control of booking the flight, I would not travel on this carrier.

Good service, friendly staff. Food was average for airlines and the seats were small.

Pathetic check in experience once again. Not enough staff scheduled at bag drop or for special assistance at LHR. Really need to rethink the whole self check in procedure. The crew was good. A very decent selection of special meals in this leg as compared to the JFK-LHR leg.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Overall fine, but the delay was annoying and the reasons for the delay were not communicated. The crew on board were phenomenal!

A cookie and a soda, packed like sardines, will never be a positive experience. Also, boarded a 5:30 flight at 7:45pm

Whenever a passenger purchase a ticket his advantage number should automatically to his information. It's not everyone remember the number. You request for your number and American airline agent say they will email it....and they never email anything and you loose your mileage just because you don't remember your number. It should automatically go your information and associate with your email account at all times

The flight was two hours late to take off. The captain kept making announcements in English, but the volume on the speakers was low and we could not hear him. The flight attendant’s French translation was loud and clear, but we couldn’t understand French. The crew was nowhere to be found to relay what the captain was announcing. Very frustrating experience. American has to do better.

Paid $35 and not able to access the internet at all.

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