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What is the cheapest Melbourne Airport to New Zealand flight route?
The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport found in the last 5 days was to Auckland, at $345 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $345.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?
The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $496 on average. Morning departures are around 61% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $933.
Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?
No, with an average price for the route of $656, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?
The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand is May, when tickets cost $492 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $679 and $601 respectively.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand?
When flying from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to New Zealand, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine), you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?
To get a below-average price on a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.
Which airlines fly direc between Melbourne Airport and New Zealand?
There are 7 airlines that fly direct from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand. They are: Qatar Airways, Qantas Airways, Emirates, Jetstar, Air Tahiti Nui, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Jetstar at $207 for a return flight to Auckland (AKL). On average, Jetstar offers the best prices for direct flights between Melbourne Airport and New Zealand.
Which airlines fly most frequently between Melbourne Airport and New Zealand?
Melbourne Airport and New Zealand are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (70 flights per week), IndiGo (68 flights per week), and Emirates (62 flights per week).
How long does a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand take?
The duration of a flight to New Zealand depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to New Zealand from Melbourne Airport are to Palmerston North, which takes 1h 25m, Queenstown, which takes 3h 05m, and Christchurch, which takes 3h 15m.
Which cabin class options are there for flights between Melbourne Airport and New Zealand?
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.
What’s the earliest departure time from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?
The earliest flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand departs at 06:35, landing in Auckland at 12:15.
What’s the latest departure time from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand?
If you prefer to fly at night, the last flight from Melbourne Airport to New Zealand sets off at 23:55 and lands in Auckland at 05:30.
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Low season | February |
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High season | December |
Cheapest flight | $305 |
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Toilets could be serviced more frequently. They ran out of toilet paper.
Toilets could be serviced more frequently. They ran out of toilet paper.
It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.
We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved
No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices
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 🤬
Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat
Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y
The plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!
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.
I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job
Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.
Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍
Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.
The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.
Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.
At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.
They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up
Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)
New aircraft and flight was running on time, but adverse weather conditions meant we were unable to land on the first two approaches. Third attempt resulted in a very smooth and safe landing.
Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.
I bought flights in August and there wasn’t a flight in the system
Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!
Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.
The level of incompetence of this airline is truly astounding.
2 hrs + delay! Times kept changing, Onboard menu was half depleted, Entertainment wifi was N/A Overall very frustrating flight and I never slate Virgin.
When I made the booking I was not aware I had to book our checked baggage separately. As we had no checked luggage booking, I had to pay A$120 per bag (total 2 bags) so you can imagine I was not pleased. I am an experienced traveller so something needs to be done to improve the booking app,
The seats are so uncomfortable. The food doesn't exist unless you pay. Disappointed
Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.
I liked the refreshments as the flight was short and the free WiFi. The seats were comfortable.
Overall, it was a very good experience. I would have given it a 10/10, especially based on our flight from SFO to Melbourne. The cabin crew on that flight were wonderful and incredibly attentive. They took extra care when setting up our beds so we could sleep comfortably without being disturbed. Dinner was served promptly and smoothly. I woke up quite late, when the flight was already preparing for landing, and the crew still made sure I was taken care of. They brought me English tea in a proper cup, and when it was time to prepare the cabin for landing, they thoughtfully transferred it into a takeaway cup so I could continue enjoying it along with some breakfast. Those small, thoughtful gestures made the long flight feel much more comfortable and special. The service from the SFO to Melbourne crew was truly excellent.
Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment
Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists
Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.
Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.
We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.
Excellent plane, smooth boarding Friendly crew Clean flight till end Food can be little better
1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing
We were delayed for 7 hours. The staff and management could have organized the getting of seats on later flight earlier than 20 minutes before late takeoff. Everyone was worried and lost. Was chaos and it didn’t need to be.
Knees in back from passenger behind, limited seat pockets, no entertainment.
The Ryanair of Australia. Not impressed. Forced me to gate check my bag as it was over their weight limit. Charged me $125 for the privilege. Then said plane hold was locked and it would have to go out in the next flight, which was the following day. Explained that I was on a cruise the next day and the plane would not arrive until after the ship left, and that it would be impossible to catch up with the cruise at any point. Lady at the gate unimpressed. So to sum up they were ready to charge me $125 to lose a bag. Finally got it resolved by appealing to management, but the whole episode was not good for the blood pressure. The gate lady said they followed the Ryanair business model which means first time passengers get penalized for doing things that other airlines routinely allow.
Flight was delayed both directions but once in the air was ok. Boarding out of Melbourne is just a mess.
Delayed twice. Poor communication and people made to change gates too often.
Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!
It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!
Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.
Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly
No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.
Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.