MEL - TBU

$418 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa

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Cheapest return fare
$709
Typical prices: $835-$635
Fiji Airways
Fri 22/5Fri 29/5
MEL - TBU • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
$418
Typical prices: $378-$490
Fiji Airways
Mon 25/5
MEL - TBU • 1 stop
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Not available
There are currently no direct flights between Melbourne and Nuku‘alofa. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,007 (return)
Shortest trip • 7h 45m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa (MEL-TBU)

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

Fri, 22 May - Fri, 29 May
Fiji Airways Logo
13:30 - 15:55
MEL
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TBU
23h 25m
1 stop
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05:40 - 12:05
TBU
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MEL
9h 25m
1 stop
$709Fiji Airways
Thu, 10 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
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13:30 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
9h 15m
1 stop
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05:40 - 12:25
TBU
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MEL
9h 45m
1 stop
$751Fiji Airways
Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
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13:30 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
9h 15m
1 stop
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05:00 - 12:25
TBU
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MEL
10h 25m
1 stop
$761Fiji Airways
Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
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13:30 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
9h 15m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
16:55 - 12:00
TBU
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MEL
22h 05m
1 stop
$762Fiji Airways
Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
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08:30 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
14h 15m
2 stops
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05:00 - 12:25
TBU
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MEL
10h 25m
1 stop
$790Multiple Airlines
Fri, 22 May - Fri, 29 May
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06:00 - 15:55
MEL
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TBU
30h 55m
2 stops
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16:55 - 12:00
TBU
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MEL
22h 05m
1 stop
$793Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
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08:30 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
14h 15m
2 stops
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05:00 - 12:25
TBU
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MEL
10h 25m
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$802Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
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07:45 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
15h 00m
2 stops
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05:00 - 12:00
TBU
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MEL
10h 00m
1 stop
$804Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
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07:45 - 01:45
MEL
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TBU
15h 00m
2 stops
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05:00 - 12:00
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MEL
10h 00m
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$815Multiple Airlines
Fri, 5 Jun - Fri, 12 Jun
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08:35 - 21:30
MEL
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TBU
9h 55m
1 stop
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16:55 - 12:00
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MEL
22h 05m
1 stop
$828Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa 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 Nuku‘alofa?

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 Nuku‘alofa departing in May.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Nuku‘alofa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Nuku‘alofa, 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 Nuku‘alofa is February, where tickets cost $633 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,209 and $1,162 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to Nuku‘alofa?

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 Nuku‘alofa, 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 Nuku‘alofa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$418
Best time to beat the crowds (28% 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 Nuku‘alofa

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa 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 Nuku‘alofa flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to Nuku‘alofa?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Nuku‘alofa was $418 for a one-way ticket and $709 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa?

    Melbourne and Nuku‘alofa are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Melbourne from Melbourne and will be arriving at Nuku‘alofa Fua'Amotu Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa, Fiji Airways or Air New Zealand?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa are Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $756 and an overall rating of 8.1, Fiji Airways is the most popular choice. Air New Zealand is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $968 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa?

    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 Nuku‘alofa.

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

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

    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 Nuku‘alofa 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 Nuku‘alofa?

    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 Nuku‘alofa 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 3 airlines flying from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Nuku‘alofa. 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 Nuku‘alofa? 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.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 240 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

8.0 ExcellentJoseph, Apr 2026
NAN - HNL
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

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 Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

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.

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

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

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