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The cheapest return flight from Perth to Melbourne costs $274 on the route between Perth (PER) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Melbourne on a Saturday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Perth, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Perth to Melbourne is August, where tickets cost $492 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $614 and $604 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Perth to Melbourne, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Perth and Melbourne are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (51 flights per week), Virgin Australia (48 flights per week), and Jetstar (18 flights per week).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Perth to Melbourne. They are: Jetstar, Qantas Airways and Virgin Australia. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Jetstar at $212 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Jetstar.

Weekly flights between Perth and Melbourne historically see delays in approximately 14% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 105 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Wednesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Qantas Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

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.

Each day, there are between 14 and 21 direct flights that take off from Perth and land in Melbourne, with an average flight time of 3h 33m. The most common departure time is 06:00 and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Melbourne Airport. Each week, there are 117 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.