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$654 Find Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Melbourne

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Cheapest return fare
$1,379
Overall average: $1,616
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YVR - MEL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
$654
Typical prices: $1,097-$1,405
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Thu 27/8
YVR - MEL • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $1,379 (return)
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Vancouver Intl and Melbourne. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,846 (return)
Shortest trip • 19h 51m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Vancouver to Melbourne (YVR-MEL)

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

Sat, 11 Apr - Sat, 2 May
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22:20 - 12:00
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MEL
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13:30 - 14:30
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YVR
18h 00m
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$1,379Fiji Airways
Sat, 25 Apr - Sat, 2 May
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MEL
20h 40m
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YVR
18h 00m
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$1,382Fiji Airways
Sat, 25 Apr - Sat, 2 May
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MEL
20h 40m
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YVR
18h 00m
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$1,397Fiji Airways
Sat, 25 Apr - Sat, 2 May
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MEL
20h 40m
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YVR
18h 00m
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$1,400Fiji Airways
Mon, 6 Apr - Thu, 23 Apr
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01:30 - 10:30
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MEL
40h 00m
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12:00 - 20:15
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YVR
25h 15m
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$1,405Hong Kong Airlines
Mon, 6 Apr - Tue, 21 Apr
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01:30 - 10:30
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MEL
40h 00m
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25h 15m
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$1,406Hong Kong Airlines
Mon, 20 Apr - Tue, 19 May
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01:30 - 10:30
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MEL
40h 00m
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12:00 - 20:15
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25h 15m
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$1,486Hong Kong Airlines
Sat, 25 Apr - Sat, 16 May
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MEL
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05:15 - 15:25
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51h 10m
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$1,513Multiple Airlines
Sat, 4 Apr - Fri, 17 Apr
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MEL
20h 40m
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27h 10m
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$1,518Multiple Airlines
Sat, 4 Apr - Fri, 24 Apr
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Vancouver Intl to Melbourne flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Vancouver Intl to Melbourne to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport is February, where tickets cost $1,614 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,301 and $2,076 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne 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 Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$654
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (27% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Vancouver Intl to Melbourne

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

  • How much is a taxi from Melbourne Airport to the city centre?

    Taxi ranks are available outside all of the airport terminals. If your accommodation is in the city centre, a taxi ride will take about 30min and the fare will be around A$ 60 (C$ 57), which includes the airport fee and a toll fee. Rideshare options are also available from the airport, and pick up is allowed from lane 3.

  • How do I get from Melbourne Airport to the city centre by bus?

    The quickest way to get to the city centre by bus is to take the SkyBus, which is an express service that leaves the airport every 10min. It operates every day for 24h and a one-way ticket into Melbourne CBD costs A$ 19.75 (about C$ 19). Aside from the city centre, SkyBus runs additional buses to some other popular areas such as St Kilda, the Docklands and the Peninsula area.

  • Are there car rental companies located at Melbourne Airport?

    There are 6 car rental companies with desks located at the airport. These include Avis, Budget, Europcar, Enterprise, Hertz and Thrifty. If you would like to rent a car following your flight from Vancouver to Melbourne, you will find all available companies located across from Terminal 2, the international terminal. They are easily accessible from the terminal using the walkways, or by exiting the terminal building and crossing the road.

  • Can I exchange currency at Melbourne Airport?

    You can exchange currency from Travelex, which has desks in both Terminals 1 and 2 of the airport. Their desk in Terminal 1 is in the public area and is open from 4:30 am to 8:00 pm, while in Terminal 2 there are 3 desks located in the public area and another 3 in the gated area, all open for all flights each day.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport was $654 for a one-way ticket and $1,379 for a return.

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

    Vancouver airport is called Vancouver Intl and the only airport in Melbourne is Melbourne.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Vancouver to Melbourne?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Vancouver to Melbourne are Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $1,633 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 $1,884 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Vancouver to Melbourne.

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

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

    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 Melbourne with an airline and back to Vancouver with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Vancouver to Melbourne?

    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 Melbourne from Vancouver up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Vancouver Intl Airport to Melbourne Airport

  • Passengers can freshen up following long flights from Vancouver to Melbourne using the showers available in Terminal 2 of Melbourne Airport (MEL). There are showers located in the gated area on the first floor, and in the public area near Nando’s at the departures area.
  • Short-term and long-term luggage storage is available at Melbourne Airport at SmarteCarte. This service is located in the arrivals hall of Terminal 2 and is open from 5:00 am to 12:30 am every day.
  • If you would like to stay close to the airport following your flight from Vancouver to Melbourne, the ParkRoyal Melbourne International Airport is located across the road from the terminals, has day rooms available and is comfortably accessible via covered walkways.
  • Wait for your flight in comfort at the Plaza Premium airport lounge, located in the gated area of Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on level 3. You can access it through a lounge membership or by paying a fee at the door, and you will have access to snacks, beverages and entertainment.
  • Pamper yourself with a massage or a facial before the long flight from Vancouver to Melbourne at Absolute Spa, which is located in the public area of Vancouver International Airport’s domestic terminal on level 1, and is open until 7:00 pm.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Vancouver Intl to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Vancouver to Melbourne. 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 232 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
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Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
NAN - LAX
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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.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

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

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

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.

We had difficulty checking in as United didn’t recognize the confirmation number and the agent was not helpful. We went to the United Assistance desk where the agent was able to process our reservation. We also weren’t allowed to choose seats in advance.

All good, except entertainment system could have been better. More choices.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

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

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.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

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.

Well my expórtenle with Qantas it wasn’t that good KLM from Bs Aires was delay Santiago Chile Qantas QF 028 was still in the airport but the crew didn’t opened the door for me soo I lost my fly And I stuck in the airport 13 hrs waiting for next fly by Latam Arline My question is can I have my money back for business class

It was ok, the additional baggage charges were a bit excessive given winter is a time for skiing. To have to pay $600 extra for skis was tantamount to robbery. Airlines should consider sporting goods as baggage. Likewise, they should consider increasing the number of bags allowed on international flights to known ski destinations.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Given I (and I’m assuming most people) have both carry in and a personal item included in their fare, I find it very unfair that on neither of my flights I was able to use the overhead for my small backpack because they were completely rammed with luggage, people personal items, jackets, hats and other items. So the only item I brought in had to be stuffed under my seat while they had their leg room and sat comfortable with all of their items in the overhead. This has to stop because I was uncomfortable on both flights when I only had one smaller item that could not be checked due to its contents (medication etc). Plenty of people could have checked theirs but chose not to and then took up the space allotment for 2 people.

Flight attendants had a little attitude. Food tastes no good.

From pre boarding to flight attendant, crew and baggage handler, excellent. Didn’t lost my luggage like West jet.

Terrible. Our first time back on United for 10 years, the seats in Polaris class are small and uncomfortable. They have squished too many people in to get more $$$. The staff are not friendly and not wanting to accommodate. I asked for two salads rather than a main meal and was advised no we wont do that. Then asked what I would like for breakfast and given something else anyway. I will not be flying United International anytime soon.

Very poor. The flight was delayed from Toronto because some forget to do there job . I got to my connecting gate in San Francisco 10 minutes before the departure.but this didn’t let me board even though the flight was still there for an other 30 minutes. The the gentleman at the unite airline desk told me that they usually wait for passengers but air Canada called and told them not to we I been rerouted to Manila instead of Hong Kong . In San Francisco they mad me check in my carryon bag . I was told the it will directly go yo ho chi minn cuyt but I was told that by the Vietnams airline desk that’s not there I’m 10 hours behind my scheduled flight and looks like I I’m going without baggage. I don’t have a chance of catching ..

It was great. There were some issues prior to takeoff. The weather was poor so we had to go through deicing, and we were delayed a bit by the pilots' concern about one of the engines, but that's aviation. The pilots handled everything with aplomb, and kept us apprised

Reliable, nice crew, I fly often on that flight and I like it all.

Food should be changed in menu Many muslims travels in this airlime they need to add one Halal meal

l really enjoy very much the flight was very pleasant

The Sears in the 800s are not too good perfect Airbus why cant the new 737 fix that

Got denied my flight was told on Google that Air Canada was supposed to book me a flight back home because I never was able to go to my destination. They did not help me whatsoever. I had to book a whole new flight for that reason I would write this is zero

The plane was delayed an hour. Heard from other passengers that the Vancouver connection to SFO was never on-time.

Our original flight was cancelled due to mechanical reasons. This cancellation caused us to miss our connection and we were not able to get another flight for 3 days and then needed to make an extra connection to get there. Air Canada did not rebook our flight for us, it took several hours of talking with staff in the airport and making phone calls to get the flights rebooked. We never received a voucher for our hotel and meals while we were waiting for our next flight and it was only after talking to several staff that we were provided some general information about how we could be reimbursed. We tried entering our ticket information in the website provided, but it did not recognize our flight information. When we asked someone on the phone about this they said we'd need to contact the customer relations department, but that it's not possible to reach them on the phone. I don't understand what company would have a customer relations department that you can't talk to. We spent about $1,000 for hotels and meals for our family while waiting for a flight home and I'm not confident we will ever get reimbursed for this. I understand that mechanical issues can happen to any airline, but this is the 4th time that this has happened to my wife and I on Air Canada and we have only flown Air Canada about 8 times, so this is not a good track record. Also, when we did finally get a flight home (which was also delayed due to mechanical problems), we were told we couldn't bring a standard carry on even though the information on our ticket clearly indicated that we could bring a carry on bag. The staff at the gate were not understanding about this situation.

Hoping for small compasation for having to rebook my trip back cause i had to miss 6 hrs work

Extremely disappointing. My original Denver–Vancouver–Bangkok itinerary was cancelled due to a mechanical issue. I was not proactively supported and had to drive back home after already reaching the airport. Communication was poor throughout, and attempts to contact customer service resulted in being on hold for nearly three hours without reaching anyone. Instead of being rebooked on the same direct routing the following day, I was rerouted onto a much longer itinerary via multiple cities and airlines, which resulted in arriving approximately 30 hours later than scheduled. At Denver airport, there was no visible Air Canada representative available to properly assist. Ground staff offered no real support beyond directing passengers to a phone number. There was no clear communication, no ownership, and no meaningful customer care during a major disruption. The final journey involved three flights instead of the original two, significantly increasing travel time and stress. Overall, the handling of the cancellation and lack of customer support was unacceptable. What could have been better? Clear communication during the cancellation Accessible customer service (phone support that actually answers) Proper in-person assistance at the airport Rebooking onto a comparable routing rather than a significantly longer one

Mechanical issue caused me to be stuck in Vancouver for 2 days

I explained this tragedy already with Jazz It was terrible starting with Jazz delayed 3 times so that I missed my direct flight to Mexico City and the only option was a 19 hour trip to Toronto and then down to Mexico City I was delayed by a day I had to sleep in tbe Airport on a hard bench I was given vouchers which were not honored I had no place to eat until 0545 and then catch my flight which was boarding I went to the AC counter to c/o and that was to no avail I then had the experience of my suitcase being lost and no clothes gor 2 days

Short flight, you can't do much. On nice days, announce the islands they're flying over.

they were super helpful. Agents at the desk got me on an earlier flight and I was able to get home several hours earlier.

This is a great non-stop YVR-MIA. Very comfortable plane, and no transfer through a city that gets major winter weather!

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